# FBI Director Patel announces capture of most-wanted fugitive in Venezuela

https://mins.news/en/item/60088

- TRT World, 2026-09-15 23:26 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/a8cabc35642a

> FBI Director Kash Patel announced the capture of a most-wanted fugitive in Venezuela. At the hearing, he defended his record on reducing crime, while Republican senators praised a decline in crime in the United States.

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