"A close and powerful associate of the deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has reportedly been detained during a joint operation by Venezuela's intelligence agency and the FBI. Alex Saab, a wealthy Colombian-Venezuelan businessman long considered Maduro's frontman, was removed from his position in Venezuela's government a fortnight after US forces captured his ally on 3 January. In the early hours of Wednesday, the 54-year-old was reportedly detained by members of the Bolivarian national intelligence service (Sebin) at a luxury home in Venezuela's capital, Caracas."
"There was no immediate confirmation of the arrests from Venezuela's government but a US official said Saab had been detained as a result of collaboration between US and Venezuelan authorities. The official said they expected Saab to be extradited to the US in the coming days. However, Saab's lawyer, Luigi Giuliano, called reports of his client's detention fake news and told Colombia's El Espectador newspaper that he was doing fine in Caracas."
Alex Saab, a Colombian-Venezuelan businessman and close associate of Nicolas Maduro, was reportedly detained in Caracas by the Bolivarian national intelligence service (Sebin) in a joint Sebin–FBI operation. Raul Gorrin, a billionaire media mogul who owns Globovision, was reportedly detained at the same address. A US official said Saab’s detention resulted from US–Venezuelan collaboration and that extradition to the United States was expected in coming days. Saab’s lawyer denied the detention. Intelligence sources said Saab was taken into custody around 2am and held at Sebin’s detention centre. Saab was indicted in 2019 over allegations that about $350m was moved into accounts he controlled.
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