The Venezuelan government has criticized the confiscation of a Dassault Falcon 900EX aircraft by the United States, which had been used by Nicolás Maduro. Caracas condemned the action as piracy, according to Reuters and the US Department of Justice. Venezuela’s response The Venezuelan government confirmed that Nicolás Maduro had used the Dassault Falcon 900EX aircraft. Venezuelan authorities described the confiscation of the aircraft as nothing short of piracy, deeming it illegal and a repeated criminal practice by the US. What preceded this Earlier on Tuesday, the US Department of Justice ann…