"Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastian Marset, the leader of the First Uruguayan Cartel (PCU), was arrested in the Las Palmas neighborhood, located about a few miles from the center of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. He had been a fugitive for more than three years, evading various Bolivian and international operations, including those by Interpol."
"His name resurfaced in the public eye in 2022 when he was linked to the murder in Colombia of Paraguayan anti-drug prosecutor Marcelo Pecci. A year later, he was tracked down using a false name in Bolivia, where a failed operation to capture him ended with the kidnapping of two police officers and the drug trafficker's escape."
"Marset rose to public prominence when he was arrested in 2013 for transporting more than 450 kilos of marijuana to the Northern Hemisphere. After serving five years in prison, he allegedly began coordinating a cocaine-shipping network from Bolivia through Paraguay, with Europe as the final destination."
Sebastian Marset, Uruguay's most dangerous criminal and leader of the First Uruguayan Cartel (PCU), was arrested by Bolivia's Special Force for the Fight Against Drug Trafficking in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. The DEA subsequently transferred him to the United States. Marset had been a fugitive for more than three years, evading multiple international operations including Interpol efforts. His criminal history includes a 2013 arrest for transporting 450 kilos of marijuana and subsequent coordination of cocaine-shipping networks from Bolivia through Paraguay to Europe. He gained notoriety in 2022 when linked to the murder of Paraguayan prosecutor Marcelo Pecci. A previous 2023 capture attempt in Bolivia failed, resulting in police officer kidnappings, though authorities recovered weapons, vehicles, and money from his residence. Four additional PCU members were arrested during the successful operation.
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