Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro gave a hero's welcome to his top ally Alex Saab, a Colombian businessman who was released in a prisoner swap with the US.Saab, 51, landed in Caracas on Wednesdays and was received by his wife and children - as well as by several members of the chavista regime. The reunion was broadcast on state media, which claimed 'diplomat' Saab was freed after 'more than 1,280 days kidnapped by the United States.'The Maduro regime had long campaigned for Saab's release, claiming he was working as a diplomat to help the nation buy food amid US sanctions. Prosecutors said in reality Saab was helping Maduro launder over $300million taken from the Venezuelan state as millions starved and fled.
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