Uruguayan fugitive Sebastián Marset captured in Bolivia and placed in U.S. custody

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Uruguayan fugitive and suspected drug trafficker Sebastián Marset was captured in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, ending a lengthy manhunt across the Southern Cone. Bolivian forces conducted the raid, and Marset was subsequently placed in U.S. custody.

Suspected Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset was captured on Friday in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, in an operation that ends one of the Southern Cone’s longest and most visible manhunts. Paraguayan authorities confirmed the arrest and said Marset had been secured after a raid carried out by Bolivian forces.