Maduro Ally Alex Saab Extradited to US From Venezuela

The Venezuelan regime said Saab was deported after being implicated in the commission of various crimes in the United States.

(L-R) Then-president of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro speaks next to then-president of Venezuela's International Center for Productive Investment Alex Saab in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 23, 2024. (Javier Campos/Getty Images).

Alex Saab, a Colombian businessman and close ally of former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, was deported to the United States on May 16, according to Venezuela’s migration agency, the Administrative Service for Identification, Migration, and Foreign Affairs.

The Venezuelan regime said that Saab was deported because he had been implicated in the commission of various crimes in the United States.