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Bolivia arrests alleged drug kingpin accused of putting hit on Paraguayan prosecutor


Bolivian interior ministry says Sebastián Marset is being extradited to US, where he’s wanted for money laundering

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Sebastián Marset, an alleged Uruguayan drug trafficker and one of South America’s most wanted criminals, has been arrested in Bolivia.

Marset, 34, is accused of trafficking tonnes of cocaine from South America to Europe, and also of having ordered the murder of a Paraguayan prosecutor who was shot dead as he honeymooned on a Colombian beach in 2022.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/13/uruguayan-drug-trafficking-suspect-sebastian-marset-arrested-bolivia

Author : Thomas Graham in Tijuana

Publish date : 2026-03-13 18:37:00

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