Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Colombian media outlets reported that businessman Alex Saab, identified as an alleged front man for former President Nicolás Maduro, was captured in Venezuela during a joint operation involving Venezuelan security agencies and agents of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
According to those reports, Saab was placed under the custody of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service while possible extradition to the United States is evaluated.
Saab had previously been detained in the United States after being extradited from Cape Verde in 2021, where he faced charges of money laundering and conspiracy linked to food contracts with the Venezuelan government.
He remained in prison until December 2023, when he was released following a pardon granted by then-President Joe Biden as part of a prisoner exchange with Caracas.
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