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这位哥伦比亚商人的被捕标志着美国当局与委内瑞拉临时总统之间开启了新的合作
保罗·毛罗：美国期望委内瑞拉官员全面清查马杜罗的关联网络
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据报道，现年54岁的哥伦比亚商人、被捕的委内瑞拉前总统尼古拉斯·马杜罗的亲密盟友亚历克斯·萨博，在2月美国与委内瑞拉联合行动中被捕后已被遣返。
这一事件发生在前总统乔·拜登在备受争议的2023年换囚行动中特赦并释放萨博不到三年之际。
这起备受关注的逮捕事件凸显了美国当局与委内瑞拉临时总统德尔西·罗德里格斯之间合作达到新高度。
马杜罗盟友亚历克斯·萨博在美委联合行动中被捕，官员证实
2024年1月23日，委内瑞拉时任总统尼古拉斯·马杜罗在加拉加斯一场集会上与哥伦比亚裔商人亚历克斯·萨博向支持者发表讲话。（加布里埃拉·奥拉/法新社）
据美联社报道，马杜罗1月在美国军事突袭中被捕后，罗德里格斯解除了萨博的内阁职务及其作为外国投资主要渠道的角色。
如果被引渡回美国羁押，萨博可能成为指证马杜罗的关键关键证人，马杜罗目前正在曼哈顿接受毒品指控的审判。
此前的法庭听证会披露，萨博多年来与美国毒品 Enforcement 管理局（DEA）举行秘密会议，帮助他们识别马杜罗阵营内部的腐败行为。
美国军队逮捕马杜罗后，委内瑞拉下令全国搜捕其支持者
商人亚历克斯·萨博2023年12月20日在委内瑞拉加拉加斯的米拉弗洛雷斯宫留影。（佩德罗·兰斯·马泰/阿纳多卢通讯社）
据美联社报道，美国官员称萨博是马杜罗的“白手套”，他曾在2020年因贿赂指控被捕，美国官员指控他从委内瑞拉窃取了3.5亿美元。
拜登2023年的特赦主要针对2019年一项涉及未建成低收入住房的起诉，但萨博仍面临涉及委内瑞拉食品进口合同的所谓贿赂共谋的活跃联邦调查。
据美联社报道，委内瑞拉移民当局证实一名“哥伦比亚公民”因美国刑事调查被遣返，但避免确认其目的地，以规避委内瑞拉禁止引渡本国国民的法律。
哥伦比亚商人亚历克斯·萨博2023年12月21日在委内瑞拉加拉加斯留影。（莱昂纳多·费尔南德斯·维洛里亚/路透社）
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Maduro’s alleged ‘bag man’ Alex Saab arrested less than 3 years after Biden pardon: report
May 16, 2026 9:55pm EDT / Fox News
The Colombian businessman’s arrest signals new cooperation between US authorities and Venezuela’s interim president
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Alex Saab, a 54-year-old Colombian businessman and close ally of captured former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, was reportedly deported after his February arrest in a joint U.S.-Venezuelan operation.
The development comes less than three years after former President Joe Biden pardoned and released Saab in a controversial 2023 prisoner swap.
The high-profile arrest highlights a new level of cooperation between U.S. authorities and Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez.
MADURO ALLY ALEX SAAB ARRESTED IN JOINT US-VENEZUELAN OPERATION, OFFICIAL SAYS
Venezuela’s then-President Nicolas Maduro speaks to supporters next to Colombian-born businessman Alex Saab during a rally in Caracas on Jan. 23, 2024.(Gabriela Oraa/AFP)
Following Maduro’s capture in a January U.S. military raid, Rodríguez stripped Saab of his cabinet position and his role as the main conduit for foreign investments, according to a report from The Associated Press.
If returned to U.S. custody, Saab could become a crucial star witness against Maduro, who is currently awaiting trial on drug charges in Manhattan.
Court hearings previously revealed that Saab held secret meetings with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for years, helping them identify corruption within Maduro’s camp.
VENEZUELA ORDERS NATIONWIDE MANHUNT FOR SUPPORTERS AFTER MADURO’S ARREST BY US FORCES
Businessman Alex Saab is seen at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on Dec. 20, 2023.(Pedro Rances Mattey/Anadolu)
Described by U.S. officials as Maduro’s “bag man,” Saab was previously detained in 2020 on bribery charges, with U.S. officials alleging he siphoned $350 million out of Venezuela, according to the AP.
While Biden’s 2023 pardon was focused on a specific 2019 indictment over unbuilt low-income housing, Saab still faces active federal investigations over alleged bribery conspiracies involving Venezuelan food import contracts.
The Venezuelan immigration authority confirmed a “Colombian citizen” was being sent away due to U.S. criminal investigations, but avoided confirmation of his destination to bypass Venezuelan laws prohibiting the extradition of its own nationals, the AP reported.
Colombian businessman Alex Saab is seen in Caracas, Venezuela, on Dec. 21, 2023.(Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters)
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The U.S. Department of Justice and Saab’s lawyer, Neil Schuster, did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.
Fox News Digital’s Landon Mion and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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