The Dassault Falcon 900EX aircraft was illegally exported from the U.S. and used for the benefit of Maduro and his representatives, according to the Justice Department. [Courtesy: U.S. Department of Justice]
Key Takeaways:
The U.S. government seized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's Dassault 900 EX jet, alleging sanctions violations and illegal purchase through a shell company.
The $13 million business jet, used by Maduro as his "Air Force One," was flown by American officials from the Dominican Republic to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
The Department of Justice stated the aircraft was illegally purchased from a South Florida company and smuggled out of the United States.
The plane was registered as T7-ESPRT under the registry of San Marino, a country known for allowing aircraft registration to anyone from a "non-blacklisted country" with a resident agent.
The U.S. government has seized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s Dassault 900 EX for alleged sanctions violations.
The big business jet, which Maduro reportedly used as his version of “Air Force One,” was flown by American officials from the Dominican Republic to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Russ Niles is Editor-in-Chief of AVweb. He has been a pilot for 30 years and joined AVweb 22 years ago. He and his wife Marni live in southern British Columbia where they also operate a small winery.
