Venezuela has deported former industry minister and close associate of ousted president Nicolás Maduro, Alex Saab, to the United States for the second time. The country’s immigration authorities confirmed the move on Saturday, stating that Saab, a Colombian national, faces allegations of involvement in various criminal activities in the United States that have drawn international attention.
According to a statement from Venezuela’s immigration administration, the decision to expel Saab was based on these allegations. News agency AFP reported that Saab, born in Colombia, developed close ties with the Venezuelan government during the final years of Hugo Chávez’s rule and later managed a major import network under Maduro’s administration. He was accused of acting as an intermediary and money launderer to support Maduro’s government and was granted Venezuelan citizenship and a diplomatic passport for his services.
Saab was first arrested in Cape Verde in 2020 on charges of money laundering and corruption before being extradited to the United States.
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