Bolivia arrests attorney general accused by U.S. of drug cartel ties
Summary
Bolivian police arrested Attorney General Roger Mariaca two days after the U.S. revoked his visa for alleged drug trafficking connections. Another prosecutor, Alberto Zeballos, was also arrested amid U.S. accusations of corruption and drug cartel links involving several officials from Bolivia and nearby countries.Key Facts
- Attorney General Roger Mariaca was arrested in Bolivia after the U.S. government accused him of aiding drug trafficking.
- The U.S. revoked Mariaca’s visa and those of other Bolivian officials due to alleged corruption and criminal ties.
- Santa Cruz prosecutor Alberto Zeballos, also sanctioned by the U.S., was arrested alongside Mariaca.
- Police raided the Attorney General’s offices in Sucre during the arrests.
- Mariaca denied the accusations, calling them political interference related to his investigations.
- Nearly 20 people from Bolivia, Colombia, and Ecuador were accused by the U.S. of drug trafficking and corruption this week.
- The arrests followed the recent extradition of a major Latin American drug trafficker from Bolivia to the United States.
- Bolivian officials and the Attorney General’s office have not publicly responded in detail to these events.
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