The aircraft seized to Nicholas Ripe by the United States on Monday, September 2, is now “unavailable for public tracking at the request of the owner/operator” according to the multinational FlightAware, company of technology United States dedicated to providing real-time flight and aircraft tracking data and products.
The authorities Americans confiscated on Monday in the Dominican Republic the plane Dassault Falcon 900EX owned by Venezuelan President Nicolás Ripewhich had supposedly been acquired through a company ghost ship in the Caribbean and has a license plate from San Marino, Italy. aircraft “violated sanctions” Americansamong other criminal matters,” notes the television network CNN.
After being seizedwas transferred to the District South Florida, at the request of the United States on the basis of “violations of the laws Americans export control and sanctions”. The plane It was acquired in a way illegal for 13 million dollars through a company ghost of the Venezuelan regime in the Caribbean.
Why is it? illegal?
In August 2019, former President Donald Trump issued the Order Executive 13884, which prohibits Americans engage in transactions with persons who have acted or intend to act directly or indirectly for or on behalf of the Government of Venezuela, including as members of the regime of Ripe.
According to the investigation United Statesat the end of 2022 and beginning of 2023, people affiliated with Ripe They allegedly used a company Caribbean-based ghost company to hide its involvement in the purchase illegal of the plane to a company based in the District South Florida.
The second plane confiscated
One second plane bound to the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Ripe is being held in the Dominican Republic at the request of the authorities Americans. For the moment, this aircraft It is located at the Joaquín Balaguer International Airport.
“You are prohibited from moving without a authorization judicial“, he informed yesterday Free Newspaper a source.
He planea Falcon 200 EX with registration YV 3360, is the second aircraft linked to the government of Ripe which has been requested by the United States under the sanctions that the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) maintains against Venezuela. As well as the previous one, which was seized for the authorities from the United States, this one came to the country months ago to receive maintenance.
