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

The Trump administration has seized the second of two planes belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government that is currently in the Dominican Republic.

The aircraft was handed over to the US authorities in the presence of State Secretary Marco Rubio, who is known for being a staunch opponent of Latin America’s leftist authoritarians like Venezuelan P

The US on Thursday seized a second aircraft belonging to the Venezuelan government in less than a year during a visit to the Dominican Republic by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, despite nascent diplomacy with leftist leader Nicolas Maduro.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday supervised the seizure of a second aircraft belonging to Venezuela's leftist government in less than a year, showing a hard line despite

The U.S. has confiscated a jet owned by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in the Dominican Republic. This action comes as Senator Marco Rubio is touring Central America, highlighting growing tensions between the U.