Who is Alex Saab, Maduro's alleged financier 1:27
(CNN) - Alex Saab, a Colombian businessman and alleged financier of questioned Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, was extradited to the United States from Cape Verde, his legal defense team told CNN on Saturday.
Saab was transferred from his place of house arrest on Sal Island to a US Justice Department plane, his defense team said.
Saab was expected to be transferred to the Cape Verdean capital of Praia, on the island of Santiago, for medical attention.
Flight tracking websites show a Gulfstream G550 jet, registered with the United States Department of Justice, taking off from Amilcar Cabral International Airport, on the island of Sal, at 4:52 p.m. local time (1:52 p.m. from Miami) on Saturday.
The destination of the U.S. Department of Justice plane is unknown, but the plane had flown to Cape Verde from Manassas, Virginia, in the United States, landing at Amilcar Cabral International Airport at 3:45 (12:45 pm of Miami).
He spent just over an hour on the track.
CNN is contacting the US Department of Justice for comment.
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