Venezuela Said to Detain Maduro Allies Targeted by the U.S.
Nytimes reports that Venezuelan security agents questioned two businessmen with U.S. money-laundering accusations, Raúl Gorrín and Alex Saab, in a move said to signal deepening cooperation between the two countries. Two Venezuelans and a U.S. official told the newspaper the men were detained in Caracas overnight and that U.S.
law enforcement had knowledge of the detention; the sources spoke on condition of anonymity. The current status was unclear: a representative said Gorrín was free as of Wednesday evening, while Saab’s lawyer denied he was detained. The detentions came after an attack by U.S.
forces that captured President Nicolás Maduro. Since the attack, the Trump administration has worked with Delcy Rodríguez, who redirected crude oil exports to the United States, rewrote the oil law to attract American investment, and removed officials seen as loyal to Mr.
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