Overview
- Bolivia’s anti-narcotics force captured Marset in Santa Cruz during a large operation that concluded without injuries.
- Officials said he was turned over to DEA agents at Viru Viru airport and boarded a U.S.-registered plane pursuant to a U.S. court order.
- A U.S. indictment in the Eastern District of Virginia alleges he led a network moving ton-quantities of cocaine to Europe, and authorities had offered a $2 million reward for his arrest.
- Four other suspects were detained in the coordinated raids as authorities ended Marset’s fugitive run that began in July 2023.
- Paraguay says it will seek his extradition, citing investigations linking his organization to more than 16 tonnes of cocaine, including a 2021 Antwerp haul.