US Seizes Maduro's Plane: Venezuelan Government Calls It 'Piracy'

The US confiscated Maduro's plane: the Venezuelan government called it “piracy” Irina Marcyash

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The Venezuelan government has criticized the US confiscation of an aircraft used by Nicolas Maduro. We are talking about a Dassault Falcon 900EX.

Caracas has assessed such actions by the United States as “piracy”. This was reported by Reuters and the US Department of Justice.

Confiscation of Maduro's plane

The Venezuelan government confirmed that Maduro used a Dassault Falcon 900EX aircraft.

Venezuelan authorities called the confiscation of the aircraft “nothing less than piracy,” illegal, and “repeated criminal practice” by the United States.

Recall that on Monday, September 2, it became known that the United States seized the plane of self-proclaimed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after determining that its acquisition was a violation of sanctions United States.

The United States delivered the plane to Florida on Monday, September 2, according to two U.S. officials. Officials called the plane the Venezuelan equivalent of Air Force One, and it has also been photographed during Maduro's previous state visits to other countries.

The Dassault Falcon 900 is valued at around $13 million. The move by the U.S. government, the publication says, is an apparent escalation in U.S.-Venezuela relations, as Maduro has used the confiscated plane for official visits around the world.