The seizure took place on Monday in the Dominican Republic and the plane was sent to the state of Florida, according to CNN. The United States has an arrest warrant against Maduro for US$15 million.
USA seized the plane of Nicolás Maduro, an authority of the Venezuelan regime, after determining that it violated US sanctions and sent it to the state of Florida This Monday, two US officials told the CNN.
The plane was described as the Venezuelan equivalent of the Air Force Onewith which Maduro made trips around the world, and his seizure This is the latest episode in a tense relationship between the United States and Venezuela.
The sources did not explain why the ship was seized at this time, but they did tell the network that various federal agencies were involved in the process: the Department of Commerce, the Bureau of Industry and Security, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Homeland Security.
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The plane, with an estimated value of US$13 millionhad recently been in Dominican Republica place that worked simultaneously with the United States and was responsible for notifying Venezuela about the seizure.
“Seizing the aircraft of a foreign head of state is a milestone in criminal matters. We are sending a clear message that no one is above the law“No one is beyond the reach of US sanctions,” one of the sources told CNN, adding that “This sends a message to the top“.
The impact of the Venezuelan crisis in the United States
The critical situation that is going through Venezuela had impact in American politics and society due to the number of cases of Immigration that occurred on the part of Venezuelans who were trying to flee their country, towards the border between the United States and Mexico.
The next step after the seizure will be to search for the confiscation of the ship in the United States. This event occurs in a context of serious research who runs the North American country on corrupt practices of the Venezuelan government.
Currently, the United States government maintains an order of capture against Nicolás Maduro on charges including “drug trafficking, corruption and narcoterrorism,” whose reward is worth US$15 million.
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United States Drug Enforcement Administration
Source: Ambito
