Former Minister Eduardo Del Castillo Arrest Reported
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The police operation was deployed in Santa Cruz, La Paz and Sucre, after the dissemination of statements attributed to Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset. The case also occurs days after the United States revoked visas for Bolivian officials, including Roger Mariaca. Read more
They also arrested the former government minister, after further revelations about a Uruguayan drug trafficker who fell in March and was extradited to the United States.
Three high-profile arrests were recorded between Wednesday night and early this morning: the State Attorney General, Roger Mariaca; the Departmental Public Prosecutor of Santa Cruz, Alberto Zeballos; and the former Minister of Government Eduardo Del Castillo in the midst of police operations conducted in Santa Cruz and La Paz. State Attorney General Roger Mariaca and the Departmental Public Prosecutor of Santa Cruz, Alberto Zeballos, were appreh…
The relationship between Del Castillo and the Marset case had already been the subject of public statements by the drug trafficker during 2023, when he made accusations against the then government minister.
The Secretary of Citizen Security of Santa Cruz, Jorge Santiestevan, also confirmed last night the apprehension of a former government minister, in the midst of investigations related to Attorney General Roger Mariaca and the drug trafficker Sebastian Marset. Unofficially, the possible arrest had initially been reported, while awaiting information about the identity and legal status of the apprehended person.
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