Bolivia arrests alleged drug kingpin accused of putting hit on Paraguayan prosecutor

<p>Bolivian interior ministry says Sebastián Marset is being extradited to US, where he’s wanted for money laundering</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&amp;utm_campaign=BN22326&amp;utm_content=signup&amp;utm_term=standfirst&amp;utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB">Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox</a></p></li></ul><p>Sebastián Marset, an alleged Uruguayan drug trafficker and one of South America’s most wanted criminals, has been arrested in Bolivia.</p><p>Marset, 34, is accused of trafficking tonnes of cocaine from South America to Europe, and also of having ordered the murder of a Paraguayan prosecutor who was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/11/paraguay-top-prosecutor-killed-on-honeymoon-on-colombian-beach">shot dead as he honeymooned on a Colombian beach in 2022</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/13/uruguayan-drug-trafficking-suspect-sebastian-marset-arrested-bolivia">Continue reading...</a>