Bolivia arrests Marset, accused of being a drug kingpin, and transfers him to the USA

Sebastián Enrique Marset Cabrera in an undated photograph displayed on a page on the DEA website. DEA/Disclosure via REUTERS Uruguayan Sebastián Marset, suspected leader of drug trafficking, one of the most wanted fugitives by the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), was arrested in Bolivia, authorities in the country reported this Friday (13). ✅ Follow g1’s international news channel on WhatsApp Bolivian Interior Minister Marco Antonio Oviedo said at a press conference that Marset, 34, was flown to the United States and that no one was killed or injured during the operation. Initial plugin text The DEA, with which Bolivia recently resumed cooperation, did not participate in the arrest, Oviedo said, but was involved in Marset’s transfer to the US. Marset, accused of leading the First Uruguayan Cartel, is wanted in Paraguay and Bolivia on organized crime charges related to cocaine trafficking between South American countries and Europe. He has been indicted in the US on money laundering charges, according to the US State Department. Marset’s brother, Diego Nicolás Marset, was arrested in Brazil in 2023 as one of South America’s most wanted fugitives by Interpol, in a police operation that involved agencies from Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay. See the videos that are trending on g1

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