"The Justice Department seized an aircraft we allege was illegally purchased for $13 million through a shell company and smuggled out of the United States for use by Nicolas Maduro and his cronies," Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement.
"Once again, the authorities of the United States of America are engaged in a criminal practice that cannot be described as anything other than piracy," the statement from Caracas denounced.
Dominican Foreign Affairs Minister Roberto Alvarez stated, "Neither the Dominican government nor the public prosecutor's office participated in the United States' investigation process," adding that the aircraft "was in Dominican territory for maintenance purposes."
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