"The armed forces report that on July 19, 2019 at 09:52 (16:52 Moscow time), the command of the air forces detected the plane coming from the north-west of the Caribbean," the department said.
In addition, the statement mentions that in order to establish the country of origin of the aircraft, an order was issued to send interceptors to it.
It was not possible to get in touch with the aircraft, he was accompanied until he left the region.
The Ministry of Defense of the Bolivarian Republic condemned the incident.
In May, the US Department of Transportation announced the suspension of air links with Venezuela.