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Colombian businessman Alvaro Pulido Vargas arrested for laundering $2B

By Drooid · Oct 13, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC · How we work

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U.S. authorities arrested Colombian businessman Alvaro Pulido Vargas on money-laundering charges tied to Venezuelan contracts.
He was seized by a force on Sunday and is scheduled for court on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026.
Prosecutors allege Pulido laundered $2 billion, prompting the DEA and State Department to offer up to $10 million for tips.
Indictments charge Pulido and co-defendants with laundering $1.6 billion from food-medicine contracts and $350 million from a housing scheme with Alex Saab.

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U.S. authorities arrested Colombian businessman Alvaro Pulido Vargas on money-laundering charges tied to Venezuelan contracts.
He was seized by a force on Sunday and is scheduled for court on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026.
Prosecutors allege Pulido laundered $2 billion, prompting the DEA and State Department to offer up to $10 million for tips.
Indictments charge Pulido and co-defendants with laundering $1.6 billion from food-medicine contracts and $350 million from a housing scheme with Alex Saab.