Venezuela Deports Saab as Government Steps Up US Cooperation

The development comes less than three years after former President Joe Biden pardoned and released Saab in a controversial 2023 prisoner swap.

The decision marks a stark reversal for Alex Saab, the Colombian-born insider, who may be asked to testify against his former protector.

The extradition of Alex Saab, a Colombian-born businessman whom U.S. prosecutors have accused of enriching himself through lucrative government contracts, marks an escalation of a purge by Venezuela’s new acting president, Delcy Rodríguez.

Alex Saab fell out of favor with the new administration that took power since Maduro’s ouster and capture by US forces in January.