On Monday, federal agents in South Florida confiscated a plane typically utilized by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, as part of an enforcement action prompted by violations of U.S. sanctions against his government and infractions of export control legislation.
The aircraft, employed by Maduro for both personal and official purposes, was transported from the Dominican Republic, where it had been held, to the executive airport in Fort Lauderdale, according to authorities. The operation was a collaborative effort between the departments of Homeland Security, Justice, and Commerce, along with other federal entities, with Homeland Security Investigations taking the lead in bringing the plane to the U.
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