An aircraft that U.S. officials say was used to benefit Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was seized Thursday in the Dominican Republic.

Venezuela.- Venezuela has denounced the U.S. seizure of a second aircraft in the Dominican Republic, calling it a “shameless theft” and accusing U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio of being an “airplane thief.

United States marshals have seized a Falcon 2000EX, YV3360 (msn 17), operated by Venezuelan state-owned oil company PDVSA - Petróleos de Venezuela ( Caracas Simón Bolivar ). The aircraft was repossessed at Santo Domingo La Isabela airport on February 7, 2025, in the presence of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.