The case of the Uruguayan fugitive, Sebastián Marset, was the central theme in the meeting held this Friday between Paraguayan and Bolivian authorities at the office of the National Anti-Drug Secretariat (Senad).
After the meeting, at a press conference, Jaime Mamani, Vice Minister of Defense of Bolivia, said that since For a month the exchange of information between Paraguay and your country has been taking place regarding the presence of Sebastián Marset in its territory it occurred a month ago
“We are going to continue executing the search for this subject for his location and detention,” assured the Bolivian vice minister, in addition to detailing everything seized in relation to the weapons and vehicles related to Marset and that would have been used in his escape.
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“The objective is to locate, apprehend this subject, and dismantle his criminal group. This subject is cornered, according to Intelligence. We hope to find him in the course of the next few hours, ”she emphasized.
In Bolivia, Marset is required for at least six crimes, such as “legitimization of illicit earnings”, “trafficking of controlled substances (drug trafficking)”, “arms trafficking”, “criminal association”, “deprivation of liberty” and “criminal organization”.
The Bolivian Penal Code establishes a sentence of up to 10 years for all charges.
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The first Investigations in Bolivia establish that Marset carried out various economic activities in Santa Cruz, He managed a soccer team and is protected by a paramilitary security group, mainly made up of Brazilians.
In addition, The name of Marset was associated with the death of the Paraguayan prosecutor Marcelo Pecci in Colombia in 2022, although the Colombian attorney general, Francisco Barbosa, indicated that there is “no material evidence.” In our country, he is charged with the crime of drug trafficking and is also on the Interpol red list in the framework of the “A Ultranza PY” operation.
