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Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro shakes hands with Colombian-born businessman Alex Saab.
Venezuelan official Alex Saab, a Colombian-Venezuelan businessman and ally of former President Nicolas Maduro, was deported to the United States, Venezuela's migration agency, SAIME, said.
Saab was arrested in Caracas in February during a joint operation by US and Venezuelan authorities, according to a US law enforcement official at the time. Saab's arrest occurred a month after Maduro's own capture by US special forces in Caracas.
The arrest and deportation of Saab suggested a new level of collaboration between US and Venezuelan law enforcement under acting President Delcy Rodriguez, Maduro's former vice president.
