{"id":4948,"date":"2026-03-14T17:12:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T17:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conservative-politics.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/14\/alleged-top-south-american-drug-kingpin-arrested-in-bolivia-handed-over-to-the-u-s-one-america-news-network\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T17:12:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T17:12:24","slug":"alleged-top-south-american-drug-kingpin-arrested-in-bolivia-handed-over-to-the-u-s-one-america-news-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conservative-politics.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/14\/alleged-top-south-american-drug-kingpin-arrested-in-bolivia-handed-over-to-the-u-s-one-america-news-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Alleged top South American drug kingpin arrested in Bolivia, handed over to the U.S. \u2013 One America News Network"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(Background) Bolivian Minister of Government Marco Antonio Oviedo delivers a press conference in La Paz, after Uruguayan alleged drug trafficker Sebastian Marset was arrested, on March 13, 2026. (Photo by AIZAR RALDES \/ AFP via Getty Images) \/ (L) Sebastian Enrique Marset Cabrera (via: Department of State; state.gov)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

OAN Staff\u00a0Katherine Mosack<\/a>
8:28 AM \u2013 Saturday, March 14, 2026<\/p>\n

Suspected Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebasti\u00e1n Marset, 34, one of South America\u2019s and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration\u2019s (DEA) most wanted criminals, has been arrested in Bolivia.<\/p>\n

Marset, who was added to the U.S.\u2019s most wanted fugitives list<\/a> last May with an up to $2 million reward, was handed over to the DEA at an airport in Santa Cruz after his arrest on Friday, as seen on Bolivia\u2019s state television.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe arrest and deportation were carried out pursuant to a court order issued by the U.S. justice system,\u201d Marco Antonio Oviedo, a Bolivian senior minister, told reporters.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The U.S. DEA was involved with Marset\u2019s transfer to the U.S., but not his arrest.<\/p>\n

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Marset was indicted in the U.S. for money laundering, according to the State Department, as he is accused of leading the First Uruguayan Cartel. He is also wanted in Paraguay and Bolivia on charges of organized crime related to cocaine trafficking across South America and Europe.<\/p>\n

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira praised Marset\u2019s arrest as a milestone development for the region.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOne of the drug traffickers and criminals considered among the four \u200bbiggest \u200bon the continent has fallen,\u201d Paz said during a \u200bpress conference in La Paz. \u201cThe capture of Mr. \u200cMarset marks a turning point in the fight against organized crime, and it also reaffirms the government\u2019s determination to confront international and domestic mafias.\u201d<\/p>\n


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The suspect was first arrested for drug trafficking in 2013 and spent years in a Uruguay prison before being released in 2019.<\/p>\n

Marset was briefly detained in Dubai in 2021 due to traveling with a forged Paraguayan passport, though he was issued a new passport to legally exit the United Arab Emirates (UAE).<\/p>\n

In 2022. Marset was linked to the assassination of Marcelo Pecci, a leading prosecutor in Paraguay, who was fatally shot on a beach in Colombia while on his honeymoon, though Marset has not been charged for the case.<\/p>\n

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Friday\u2019s arrest is expected to end his criminal career as the self-described \u201cKing of the South,\u201d which was stamped onto bricks of cocaine.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSebastian Marset\u2019s reign of terror and chaos is over,\u201d the DEA announced on Friday, thanking Bolivia\u2019s leadership and law enforcement for their cooperation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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CAPTURED. Sebastian Marset\u2019s reign of terror and chaos is over. Thanks to President @Rodrigo_PazP<\/a>‘s leadership and rapidly strengthening U.S.-Bolivia law enforcement cooperation, notorious drug trafficker Marset will face justice. The Shield of the Americas is making our region\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/fv9Nx5xoh6<\/a><\/p>\n


\n\u00a0\u2014 US Dept of State INL (@StateINL) March 13, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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