An aircraft that U.S. officials say was used to benefit Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was seized Thursday 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 Trump administration has seized the second of two planes belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government that is currently in the Dominican Republic.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio formally seized a plane belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government on behalf of the United States on Thursday.

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.

The announcement is expected to be made by Secretary of State Marco Rubio during his visit to Dominican Republic, the final stop of his five-nation tour of Central America

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday oversaw the seizure of a Venezuelan government plane in the Dominican Republic.

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.