Bolivia detains attorney general, government ministry says
Police say Mariaca was detained with 13 others after raids uncovered about $294,000 in cash and alleged links to a criminal network.
- On Thursday, Bolivian police arrested Bolivian Attorney General Roger Mariaca and 13 others accused of protecting drug traffickers, days after the Trump administration imposed visa restrictions on the attorney general over corruption allegations.
- President Rodrigo Paz took office last November, ending nearly two decades of Movement Toward Socialism party dominance under former President Evo Morales, and has since deepened security cooperation with Washington.
- Interior Minister Marco Antonio Oviedo alleged authorities found 3.53 million bolivianos and $10,000 in an ambulance leaving Mariaca's Santa Cruz home, claiming the attorney general had protected Uruguayan drug kingpin Sebasti Marset in 2023.
- Secretary State Marco Rubio hailed the arrests as "bold and decisive actions" to combat corruption, citing The State Department's Shield of the Americas alliance supporting conservative governments fighting organized crime.
- Two other prosecutors targeted by this week's broader U.S. visa sanctions were also detained, as Washington continues using travel bans to pressure officials across South America whose actions conflict with its priorities.
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Bolivia: Prosecutor’s Office Condemns ‘Kidnapping’ of Attorney General Investigating Cerimedo (+Evo Morales)
Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—Bolivia’s Prosecutor’s Office condemned the “kidnapping” of Attorney General Roger Mariaca and Santa Cruz departmental prosecutor Alberto Zeballos following their arrest at Viru Viru International Airport on Wednesday night, September 30. The operation came as prosecutors investigated Fernando Cerimedo, the far-right Argentinian political operative and former adviser to Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz. Officials from …
The government of Rodrigo Paz announced the dismantling of a "criminal organization" that had infiltrated the judicial system - Washington had canceled the visa of Roger Mariaca due to his alleged ties to organized crime The post Attorney General Arrested in Bolivia - Accused of "Protecting" Drug Traffickers appeared first on in.gr.
The joint statement, issued by the U.S. State Department, also urges the Bolivian government to keep investigations open and bring to justice members of structures linked to drug trafficking.
Bolivia's attorney general has been arrested, with the government accusing a "criminal organization" in the judicial system. The Bolivian government announced on Thursday the dismantling of a "criminal organization" that had "infiltrated" the judicial system, following the arrest of the attorney general, Roger Mariaca, two days after the United States revoked his visa due to his alleged relationship with drug traffickers. Money laundering and dr…
The Bolivian government announced on Thursday that it had dismantled a criminal organization "infiltrated" into the judicial system, after the arrest. The Bolivian government announced on Thursday that it had dismantled a criminal organization "infiltrated" into the judicial system, after the arrest. The Bolivian government announced on Thursday that it had dismantled a criminal organization "infiltrated" into the judicial system, after the arre…
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