US EditionMaduro ally Saab arrested in Venezuela, US official says
- On Feb 4, Alex Saab, Colombian‑Venezuelan businessman and Maduro ally, was arrested in Venezuela in a joint operation involving U.S. law enforcement.
- Longstanding legal battles show U.S. authorities accused Saab of siphoning around $350 million out of Venezuela before his 2023 clemency.
- A U.S. official said Saab, 54, is expected to be extradited to the U.S. in the coming days, and Raúl Gorrín, owner of Globovisión, faces bribery allegations of up to $159 million.
- The operation signals a new level of cooperation between U.S. and Venezuelan law enforcement under interim President Delcy Rodríguez, who removed Saab from a minister post last month.
- Venezuelan officials have neither confirmed nor denied the arrest, and Luigi Giuliano, Saab's lawyer, called the reports `fake news`, while pro-government journalists also denied the detention, reigniting scrutiny of Saab's ties to the state and the CLAP food program.
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Venezuelan official Alex Saab, a former businessman of Colombian and Lebanese origin formerly detained in the United States, was reportedly arrested in Venezuela on Wednesday in connection with a...
Venetian official Alex Saab, who was a businessman and close to former President Nicolas Maduro, was arrested on Wednesday in Venezuela in a joint operation between the American authorities and the Venezuelan authorities, declared an officer of the forces of...
Maduro ally Saab arrested in Venezuela, US official says
Venezuelan official Alex Saab, a former businessman once held in the U.S., was arrested in Venezuela on Wednesday as part of a joint operation between U.S. and Venezuelan authorities, a U.S. law enforcement official said.
Venezuela detains Alex Saab in joint operation with United States
Colombian-Venezuelan businessman Alex Saab — long portrayed by U.S. authorities as a key financial operator for Chavismo and a former Venezuelan industry minister — was detained in Caracas early Wednesday in what Colombian media described as a joint operation involving Venezuela’s intelligence service (SEBIN) and the FBI. Venezuela’s government had not issued an official confirmation by the time of publication.
Alex Saab Arrested in Venezuela in FBI-Linked Operation—Who Is the Maduro Ally?
Alex Saab is once again at the centre of an international political and legal storm after reports emerged that he was arrested in Venezuela as part of a joint operation allegedly involving Venezuelan authorities and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.The detention has reignited scrutiny around Saab's long-standing ties to the Venezuelan state and his role within President Nicolás Maduro's inner circle.Details surrounding the operation remain mu…
Colombian media reported on the arrest of Alex Saab and Raúl Gorrín, in an operation of Chavista Intelligence and the FBI.
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