US authorities have seized and ferried away a plane belonging to the President of Venezuela.
This was reported on Monday, September 2, by American media.
As CNN has learned, Nicolas Maduro's plane has been seized. He is spreading this information, citing his unnamed sources among officials.
US authorities have established that Caracas violated sanctions during the acquisition of the aircraft.
This served as a pretext for the arrest of the plane, which was at the airport in the Dominican Republic.
After the seizure, the aircraft was transported to the American state of Florida.
On July 28, Maduro declared victory in the presidential elections. Not all residents of the country accepted the results.
Some people took to the streets and began protesting. Clashes between protesters and law enforcement officers were recorded in the capital and some other cities.
