Top DEA Fugitive Marset Captured in Bolivia, Flown to U.S.

2026-03-13 - 19:23

Key Points — Uruguayan drug lord Sebastián Marset was captured in a pre-dawn raid in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, and immediately transferred to DEA custody for transport to the United States — Marset led the “First Uruguayan Cartel,” coordinating cocaine shipments from Bolivia through Paraguay to Europe via networks linked to Brazil’s PCC