SQLite with actual queries in Xamarin

Question

I am porting over some code from an older mobile application and I was hoping to use SQLite. All the tutorials I could find say to use the sql-net-pcl package. When I do that, I find I cannot really use simple queries and it seems like I must use the ORM. This will vastly increase the amount of work I will have to do because now I cannot directly port the SQL statements.

The following code throws no exception:

/////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Table aaaaaa
try
{
    string sql2 =
        "XCREATE TABLE aaaaaa ( \n" +
        "    sync_seq INTEGERXXXXX NOT NULL \n" +
        ") \n";
    con.Execute(sql2, new object[0]);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    DisplayAlert("Error!", $"{ex.Message}", "OK");
    return;
}

And neither does this:

/////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Table allowMO
sql =
    "CREATE TABLE allowMO ( \n" +
    "    flag TEXTXXXX NOT NULL, \n" +
    "    cap  REAL NOT NULL \n" +
    ") \n";
cmd.CommandText = sql;
_ = cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();

I tried to use the System.Data.SQLite package that I use on the desktop but I get an error about a missing interop file when I create a connection.

"SQLite.Interop.dll assembly: type: member:(null)"

Has anyone used a package that allows for plain old SQL queries?