Colonel Ferrufino, former Police Intelligence director, arrested in La Paz
Colonel Juan Marcelo Ferrufino was transferred to the Felcc in La Paz. Authorities are investigating irregularities in the operation that captured drug trafficker Sebastián Marset.
Former police intelligence chief detained in Marset case
Colonel Juan Marcelo Ferrufino, former national director of Intelligence for the Bolivian Police, was arrested on Friday in La Paz, according to correodelsur.com. He was transferred to the headquarters of the Special Force to Combat Crime (Felcc).
The detention is part of investigations into alleged irregularities committed during the operation on 13 March 2026 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, which resulted in the capture of Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset.
The authorities are seeking to determine the circumstances in which the police procedure took place and to establish whether there were responsibilities for possible failures in the operation.
Until the close of this report, the competent authorities had not provided additional details about the specific reasons for the arrest or about the investigative actions against the former police chief.
Source: Google News BO — La Paz