Bolivia Captures One of South America’s Most Wanted Drug Lords, Extraditing Him to U.S.

Bolivian special forces apprehended Sebastián Marset in Santa Cruz and extradited him to the United States on charges including laundering millions through U.S. banks. The report describes the coordinated raids, regional law-enforcement cooperation including the DEA's recent return to Bolivia, Marset's use of a fraudulent passport, his ties to criminal networks across South America, and his role in prior high-profile investigations and violent incidents; he now faces a sprawling U.S. federal indictment.