委内瑞拉官员亚历克斯·萨夫此前因贿赂指控被美国拘留
作者：Landon Mion
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发布时间：2026年2月5日 美国东部时间上午12:39
福克斯新闻资深白宫记者雅克·海因里希在《特别报道》中报道了唐纳德·特朗普总统可能在伊朗采取的缓和行动以及委内瑞拉的未来。
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据美国执法官员称，委内瑞拉官员亚历克斯·萨夫（前商人、被罢免的前委内瑞拉总统尼古拉斯·马杜罗的亲密盟友）于周三在该国被捕，这是美国与委内瑞拉联合行动的一部分。
这位54岁的男子此前曾被美国拘留，美国官员告诉路透社，他预计将在未来几天被引渡至美国。
萨夫的律师路易吉·朱利亚诺周三晚些时候接受哥伦比亚《旁观者报》采访时否认逮捕是“假新闻”。与委内瑞拉政府立场一致的记者也在社交媒体上发文否认萨夫被捕。
朱利亚诺告诉委内瑞拉新闻网站TalCual，萨夫可能会亲自出面驳斥逮捕指控，但正在与政府协商如何应对此事。
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（马杜罗被捕及政府接管后，委内瑞拉释放所有已知美国被拘留者）
委内瑞拉官员亚历克斯·萨夫在美委联合行动中被捕。(路透社/莱昂纳多·费尔南德斯·比洛里亚)
委内瑞拉最高立法者豪尔赫·罗德里格斯在新闻发布会上未证实或否认这些报道，称他没有关于可能逮捕的相关信息。
此前，美国对委内瑞拉采取行动逮捕马杜罗，特朗普政府随后扣押了该国的油轮。
萨夫的被捕表明，在临时总统德尔西·罗德里格斯（马杜罗的前副手，目前掌控委内瑞拉执法机构和各项行动）的领导下，美国与委内瑞拉当局的合作达到了新的水平。
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（特朗普政府施压下，委内瑞拉代总统重组石油行业）
商人亚历克斯·萨夫预计将在未来几天被引渡至美国。(佩德罗·兰塞斯·马特伊/阿纳多卢通讯社/盖蒂图片社)
美国官员强调了罗德里格斯在联合行动中的合作的重要性。
该官员称，委内瑞拉环球电视台（Globovision）负责人劳尔·戈林也在此次行动中被捕。
萨夫出生于哥伦比亚，2020年曾在佛得角被捕，后因贿赂指控在美国被拘留三年多。最终，他获得特赦，以换取被委内瑞拉拘留的美国人获释。
在获得特赦之前，美国官员指控萨夫通过美国将约3.5亿美元转移出委内瑞拉，这是与委内瑞拉国家控制汇率相关的贿赂计划的一部分。
委内瑞拉官员亚历克斯·萨夫是被罢免的前委内瑞拉总统尼古拉斯·马杜罗的亲密盟友。(加布里埃拉·奥拉/法新社) (照片来源：GABRIELA ORAA/AFP via Getty Images)
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萨夫否认了这些指控，并以外交豁免权为由上诉要求驳回指控。在囚犯交换协议达成时，上诉法院尚未就萨夫的上诉做出裁决。
2023年底返回委内瑞拉后，马杜罗称赞萨夫对该国社会主义革命的忠诚，并称他为民族英雄。
马杜罗后来任命萨夫为工业部长，他一直担任该职务至上个月，当时罗德里格斯在逮捕该国前领导人后将其解职。
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Maduro ally Alex Saab arrested in joint US-Venezuelan operation, official says
Venezuelan official Alex Saab was previously held in the US on bribery charges
By Landon Mion
Fox News
Published February 5, 2026 12:39am EST
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Venezuelan official Alex Saab, a former businessman and close ally of captured former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, was arrested in the Latin American country on Wednesday as part of a joint operation between the U.S. and Venezuela,according to a U.S. law enforcement official.
Saab, 54, who had previously been held in the U.S., is expected to be extradited to the U.S. in the coming days, the U.S. official told Reuters.
A lawyer for Saab, Luigi Giuliano, was cited in the Colombian newspaper El Espectador later on Wednesday, denying the arrest as “fake news.” Journalists aligned with Venezuela’s government also made social media posts denying that Saab had been arrested.
Giuliano told Venezuelan news site TalCual that Saab may make an appearance to refute the arrest allegations himself but was consulting with the government about what had happened.
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Venezuelan official Alex Saab was arrested in a joint U.S.-Venezuela operation.(REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria)
Venezuela’s top lawmaker, Jorge Rodríguez, did not confirm or deny the reports during a press conference, saying he had no information concerning the possible arrest.
This comes after the U.S. operation to attack Venezuela and arrest Maduro, and the Trump administration’s subsequent seizing of oil tankers from the country.
Saab’s arrest would suggest a new level of collaboration between U.S. and Venezuelan authorities under the government of interim President Delcy Rodríguez, Maduro’s former deputy, who currently controls Venezuela’s law enforcement agencies and actions.
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Businessman Alex Saab is expected to be extradited to the U.S. in the coming days.(Pedro Rances Mattey/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The U.S. official highlighted the significance of Rodriguez’s cooperation in the joint operation.
Raul Gorrin, the head of Venezuela’s Globovision TV network, was also arrested in the operation, the official said.
Saab, who was born in Colombia, was previously detained in the African nation of Cape Verde in 2020 and held in the U.S. for more than three years on bribery charges. He was eventually granted clemency in exchange for the release of Americans held in Venezuela.
Before he was granted clemency, U.S. officials had charged Saab with taking around $350 million out of Venezuela through the U.S. as part of a bribery scheme connected to Venezuela’s state-controlled exchange rate.
Venezuelan official Alex Saab is a close ally of captured former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.(Gabriela Oraa / AFP) (Photo by GABRIELA ORAA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Saab denied the allegations and appealed to have the charges dismissed on grounds of diplomatic immunity. An appeals court had not ruled on Saab’s appeal by the time the prisoner swap went through.
When he returned to Venezuela at the end of 2023, Maduro praised Saab’s loyalty to the country’s socialist revolution and called him a national hero.
Maduro later appointed Saab as industry minister, a position he held until last month, when he was dismissed by Rodriguez following the arrest of the country’s former leader.
Reuters contributed to this report.