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Investigation into Sebastián Marset arrest in Bolivia
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Authorities in Bolivia have reopened an investigation into irregularities following the March 2026 operation to capture Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset in Santa Cruz. The probe focuses on the suspected disappearance of valuables, including money and luxury watches, that were allegedly not turned over to the Prosecutor’s Office. Former national intelligence director Colonel Juan Marcelo Ferrufino Rojas has been ordered into six months of preventive detention as part of the investigation. While Ferrufino has denied allegations of theft, prosecutors are reviewing security footage to track the movement of goods from the scene. Recent developments have expanded the scope of the investigation to include several high-ranking officers. Fiscal Gabriel Gutiérrez stated that investigators have identified officers involved Captain Guillermo Ruiz Guzmán has been ordered into six months of preventive detention in supervising the removal Viacha, facing charges of four suitcases embezzlement, breach of duty, theft, extortion, and a small safe from Marset’s residence. passive bribery. This follows the preventive detention of former national intelligence director Colonel Juan Marcelo Ferrufino Rojas. Arrest warrants and migration alerts have been issued for former National Intelligence Director Óscar Fernando Moreno and Lieutenant Colonel Erick Correa, the latter both of whom is are currently in hiding. A While a search of a police facility in La Paz—specifically a Paz—a gym used as a warehouse by the Special Tactical Actions Group (GEAT)—resulted in the discovery of four suitcases, though prosecutors reported they were found empty. In a related development, Lieutenant Colonel Erick Correa previously alleged that Marset attempted to bribe officials with $1 million to facilitate a Bitcoin transfer, a bribe he claimed was rejected due to DEA supervision. Correa also provided evidence regarding communications where the Bolivian Minister of Government, Marco Antonio Oviedo, was allegedly referred to by the pseudonym ‘Socrates’ during the operation. Criminal criminal associates are also under scrutiny. Engri Junior de Almeida Maia, a Brazilian national known as the ‘Pablo Escobar de Goiás,’ was captured following an armed confrontation in Santa Cruz. He is accused of leading the ‘Amigos del Estado’ organization, which reportedly provided logistical support and security for Marset. Marset’s criminal network.
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- 2026-10-29 04:57 UTC Investigation into Sebastián Marset arrest in Bolivia
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- 2026-10-27 17:10 UTC Investigation into Sebastián Marset arrest in Bolivia
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