Maduro ally Alex Saab arrested in joint US-Venezuelan operation, official says
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Alex Saab, a close ally of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, was reportedly arrested in Venezuela on Wednesday in a joint operation between U.S. and Venezuelan authorities. A U.S. official stated that Saab, previously held in the U.S. on bribery charges before being granted clemency, is expected to be extradited to the U.S. Saab's lawyer and Venezuelan government-aligned journalists have denied the arrest. The head of Venezuela's Globovision TV network, Raul Gorrin, was also reportedly arrested in the operation. The U.S. official highlighted the significance of interim President Delcy Rodríguez's cooperation in the operation. Saab was previously accused of taking $350 million out of Venezuela through the U.S. as part of a bribery scheme.
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