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Top DEA fugitive Sebastián Marset captured in Bolivia, sent to U.S.

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Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Enrique Marset Cabrera, known as the "King of the South," was captured Friday in Bolivia and flown to the U.S.

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His career in drug trafficking began long before he gained notoriety over a series of scandals and was among the most wanted by the United States.

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The Uruguayan Sebastian Marset is designated as the leader of a drug trafficking network investigated by the DEA and other authorities.After years at large, the alleged capo was arrested in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, a country where authorities link him to international cocaine trafficking operations.Who is Sebastian Marset?Sebastián Marset Cabrera is a Uruguayan drug trafficker designated by international authorities as the leader of a n…

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Notorious Latin American drug trafficker Sebastian Marset, who had been on the run from police for years, was arrested in Bolivia on Friday and handed over to US authorities.

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This Friday, in an impressive operation, Sebastián Marset, the Uruguayan at the head of the Primer Cartel Uruguayo (PCU), in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, was arrested. After three years of being at large, the police captured him along with four other people, in addition to finding weapons in the Las Palmas neighborhood. Bolivian justice has already authorized his extradition to the US, where the DEA seeks him for his involvement in the mass…

The president of Uruguay, Yamandú Orsi, referred this Friday to the arrest of Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset in Bolivia and highlighted the international coordination that allowed the operation to take place. During a press conference, the president pointed out that, according to the information handled by the government, Marset would already be being transferred to the United States after his capture in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Orsi…

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UPI broke the news in Washington, United States on Friday, March 13, 2026.
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