Venezuela arrests nine CVG officials over corruption probe

FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's Attorney General Tarek Saab addresses the media on an expanding anti corruption probe that has left several people arrested, including government officials and executives from state company PDVSA, in Caracas, Venezuela March 25, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan authorities have taken nine officials from state-owned metals conglomerate Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana (CVG) - including from steel-maker subsidiary Sidor - into custody during corruption investigations, attorney general Tarek Saab said on Sunday.

Prosecutors began investigating irregularities at CVG and Sidor on Friday, adding to investigations into alleged corruption at state oil company PDVSA and a government agency overseeing cryptocurrency transactions, both led by Tareck El Aissami who subsequently resigned as oil minister.