Bolivia investigates police officers over Marset operation irregularities

Sebastián Marset Bolivian Police Guillermo Ruiz Guzmán Engri Junior de Almeida Maia narcotrafficking

Bolivian authorities are investigating several high-ranking police officers following allegations of theft during the operation to capture Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset. Prosecutors are examining whether officers misappropriated valuables, including large sums of money, jewelry, and electronics, from Marset’s residence.

Captain Guillermo Ruiz Guzmán has been ordered into six months of preventive detention in Viacha. He faces charges of embezzlement, breach of duty, theft, extortion, and passive bribery. During the investigation, authorities discovered four empty suitcases in a police facility in La Paz, which reportedly correspond to the luggage removed from Marset’s home.

Other officers under investigation include Colonel Juan Marcelo Ferrufino Rojas, who has also been ordered into six months of preventive detention, as well as Colonel Oscar Fernando Moreno and Lieutenant Colonel Erick Correa. While Moreno and Correa are currently in hiding and subject to migration alerts, the investigation continues to seek the whereabouts of the missing items.

In a separate criminal development, authorities in Santa Cruz captured Engri Junior de Almeida Maia, a Brazilian national known as the ‘Pablo Escobar of Goiás’. Maia is accused of involvement in dozens of murders in Brazil and Bolivia and allegedly led the ‘Amigos del Estado’ group, which provided logistical support and security to Marset’s criminal organization.

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Bolivia · Bolivian National Police · Bolivian Police · Engri Júnior de Almeida Maia · Erick Correa · Gabriel Gutiérrez · Guillermo Ruiz Guzmán · Juan Marcelo Ferrufino · Marco Antonio Oviedo · Santa Cruz de la Sierra · Sebastián Marset · Tatiana Marset

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[● 6 SOURCES] Captain Guillermo Ruiz Guzmán was apprehended regarding irregularities in the Marset operation. radiokollasuyo.bo · monteronoticias.com · elandaluz.com.bo · exitonoticias.com.bo · www.ultimahora.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] Engri Junior de Almeida Maia is accused of 40 murders in Brazil and 12 in Bolivia. www.elpaisvallenato.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] Almeida Maia used a fraudulent Bolivian identity under the name Julio Javier Maia Sampaio.
[● 2 SOURCES] A judge revoked Tatiana Marset's house arrest on October 19. elandaluz.com.bo
[● 2 SOURCES] The defense of Captain Ruiz claims a safe was delivered to the Public Ministry in Santa Cruz. exitonoticias.com.bo
[● 2 SOURCES] Engri Junior de Almeida Maia was captured in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. www.elpaisvallenato.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] Almeida Maia led the criminal group ‘Amigos del Estado’ to support Sebastián Marset. www.elpaisvallenato.com
[● 3 SOURCES] Engri Junior de Almeida Maia is in intensive care in a private clinic. www.elpaisvallenato.com
[● 2 SOURCES] Four suitcases found in a police gym in La Paz were empty. monteronoticias.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] Juan Marcelo Ferrufino has been ordered into preventive detention for six months. www.ultimahora.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] The Minister of Government is referred to by the pseudonym ‘Sócrates’ in police communications. rtpbolivia.com.bo