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A businessman wanted in the US for allegedly bribing top Venezuelan officials has been taken into custodyA businessman wanted for years in the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">US</a> for allegedly paying bribes to top Venezuelan officials in exchange for lucrative state contracts in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/venezuela" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Venezuela</a> has been taken into custody.Alvaro Pulido was indicted in Miami federal court in 2019 and again in 2021 as part of an investigation into his longtime business partner, Alex Saab, a one-time ally of ousted Venezuelan president <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/nicolas-maduro" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Nicolás Maduro</a>. The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the state department had been offering a reward of up to $10m for information leading to his arrest. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/12/fugitive-venezuela-bribery-case" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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