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From Fox News: An aircraft used by a state-owned Venezuelan natural gas company to evade U.S. sanctions and export control laws for the benefit of the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was seized in the Dominican Republic Thursday, authorities said.
The seizure of the Dassault Falcon 2000EX aircraft used by Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA), the sanctioned Venezuelan state-owned oil and natural-gas company, came as Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited the Caribbean nation for talks with its president.
The seizure stemmed from a 2019 executive order during President Donald Trump’s first term in office in an effort to prohibit American citizens from engaging in transactions with anyone who worked for or on behalf of PdVSA. In January 2020, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) identified 15 aircraft that fell under the order.
PdVSA bought the plane from the U.S. in July 2017 and exported it to Venezuela, where it was registered under tail number YV-3360, the Justice Department said.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last week, “The seizure of this Venezuelan aircraft, used for evading U.S. sanctions and money laundering, is a powerful example of our resolve to hold the illegitimate Maduro regime accountable for its illegal actions. With the Dominican Republic and our regional partners, we will continue to counteract any scheme to evade U.S. sanctions.”
The seizure of this Venezuelan aircraft, used for evading U.S. sanctions and money laundering, is a powerful example of our resolve to hold the illegitimate Maduro regime accountable for its illegal actions. With the Dominican Republic and our regional partners, we will continue… pic.twitter.com/OoVETaTReJ
— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) February 6, 2025
Second plane sanctioned OFAC seized from the Maduro regime, a Dessaul Falcon 2000 (YV3360) ready to travel to the United States, Secretary of State @SecRubio will announce tomorrow from the Dominican Republic. @USTreasury pic.twitter.com/rrInDmRwch
— Bravo Pueblo (@Spynet1) February 6, 2025
US seizes second plane owned by Venezuelan government in Dominican Republic, citing evasion of sanctions https://t.co/2ijiJcxgdO
— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 7, 2025
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