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Colombian businessman arrested in Venezuela PDVSA graft probe: minister

FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a flag of the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA while attending a rally against corruption and in support of the oil industry in Caracas, Venezuela March 25, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

Venezuelan authorities have arrested Colombian businessman Alvaro Pulido in an ongoing investigation into alleged corruption at Venezuelan state-run oil company PDVSA, Venezuela's communications minister said on Friday.

Pulido was a financial operator linked to lawmaker Hugbel Roa, also arrested in connection with alleged corruption at PDVSA, Communications Minister Freddy Nanez wrote on Twitter, without giving further details.

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