US Steals Airplane Used by Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro
A US official bragged to CNN about the move, saying that stealing a 'foreign head of state’s plane is unheard-of' | The US has stolen the official airplane of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro under claims that it was purchased by violating US sanctions, US officials told CNN on Monday. ■ The US officials described the plane as the equivalent of Air Force One and said it was taken by the US from the Dominican Republic and flown to Florida. The Justice Department claimed the plane was purchased in Flordia and exported to Venezuela in April 2023.