Ex-basketball player Alexander ‘Mimou’ Vargas, once close to Maduro, under arrest in Venezuela as interim govt reshuffles

Ex-basketball player Alexander ‘Mimou’ Vargas, once close to Maduro, under arrest in Venezuela as interim govt reshuffles

Malay Mail Online - Sports·2026-03-03 15:00

CARACAS, March 2 — Alexander “Mimou” Vargas, an ex-basketball player who worked in ousted president Nicolas Maduro’s government, was arrested in Venezuela for unknown reasons, a source told AFP on Sunday.

Vargas, 56, held several positions in the leftist leader’s administration and until February 20 he headed the Peace Movement Foundation, which is tied to the president’s office.

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