Maduro’s alleged ‘bag man’ Alex Saab arrested less than 3 years after Biden pardon: report
Alex Saab, a Colombian businessman and close ally of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, was arrested in a joint US-Venezuelan operation and subsequently deported. The arrest comes less than three years after President Joe Biden pardoned Saab in a 2023 prisoner swap. Saab, previously labeled Maduro's 'bag man,' may now serve as a key witness in the US case against Maduro, who is facing drug charges.
- ▪Alex Saab was arrested in February 2026 and deported as part of a joint US-Venezuelan operation.
- ▪Saab was pardoned by President Joe Biden in 2023 during a controversial prisoner swap but still faces federal investigations for alleged bribery.
- ▪US officials describe Saab as Maduro's 'bag man' and allege he siphoned $350 million from Venezuela.
- ▪Saab held secret meetings with the DEA and could become a star witness in Maduro's drug trial in Manhattan.
- ▪Maduro was captured in a US military raid in January 2026 and is currently awaiting trial in the US.
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World News Maduro’s alleged ‘bag man’ Alex Saab arrested less than 3 years after Biden pardon: report By Alexandra Koch, Fox News Published May 17, 2026, 4:25 a.m. ET Originally Published by: Inside the teen takeovers threatening to explode this summer Trump admin launches 'summer surge' of feds to make DC safest city in America US moving to indict former Cuban leader Raúl Castro 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 US-Venezuelan operation. The development comes less than three years after former President Joe Biden pardoned and released Saab in a controversial 2023 prisoner swap.
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