Bolivia's attorney general arrested for alleged money laundering and ...
- On Wednesday night, Bolivian Attorney General Roger Mariaca was arrested in Santa Cruz on suspicion of money laundering and drug trafficking, two days after the United States blacklisted him for allegedly accepting bribes.
- President Rodrigo Paz, who took office in November 2025, seeks to strengthen ties with Washington after two decades of socialist rule. The United States sanctioned 12 other Bolivians this week for helping criminals evade justice.
- Police raided prosecutor offices in Sucre, La Paz, and Santa Cruz early Thursday, arresting four prosecutors, six employees of the public prosecutor's office, and four individuals caught removing cash from Mariaca's home in an ambulance.
- The Attorney General's Office stated that given Mariaca's "definitive absence," Luis Montano Morales would replace him on an interim basis. Claudia Pardo, head of communications, denounced the raid as "illegal."
- Mariaca's lawyer Romel Ipamo told media his client would "cooperate fully" with the investigation but asked that "due process be guaranteed." Local media broadcast a video where Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastian Marset allegedly declared, "Mariaca is my friend.
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On Thursday, it was reported that the Attorney General of Bolivia, Roger Mariaca, was arrested for alleged links with drug trafficking in the highland country. Mariaca was leading the investigation against the Argentine Fernando Cerimedo, for attempted femicide against his partner. Alarms had been set after the U.S. State Department put ... Continue reading ""Narcostructure": the charges that led to the arrest of the prosecutor investigating Cer…
(Mexico City = Yonhap News) Correspondent Song Gwang-ho = Bolivian Attorney General Roger Mariaca, suspected of harboring drug trafficking organizations, is facing charges of money laundering and bribery...
Roger Mariaca was investigating the case of Fernando Cerimedo, a political operator of Argentine origin. A few days ago, the ex-prosecutor rejected US blackmail, who withdrew his visa after linking him to drug trafficking without presenting evidence.
Bolivia's attorney general arrested for alleged money laundering and ...
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