The FBI announced on October 4th, 2025, the dismantling of a significant international money laundering network allegedly directed by the children of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The operation resulted in two arrests, Irazmar Carbajal of Uruguayan nationality and Arick Komarczyk. This announcement, made within the reporting window of 5:08 PM to 5:38 PM UTC, details a network used for illicit financial activities linked to Maduro's family. The FBI confirmed the arrests and the network's objective. Details regarding the specific timing of the arrests and the geographical scope of the money laundering operation were not immediately available in the announcement. The FBI has not yet released further information on the exact charges or the full extent of the network's operations. This development follows U.S. military training exercises involving U.S. Marines and F-35B fighter jets in the Caribbean earlier on October 4th, 2025. Those exercises, which concluded around 5:07 PM UTC, were focused on ordnance loading and supported U.S. Southern Command objectives.
