Former president of Supreme Court of Justice in Santa Cruz arrested in suitcase case
Aldo Ismael Quezada was apprehended on Wednesday 11 November in connection with the suitcase case, being investigated for trafficking in controlled substances.
Former judge from Santa Cruz arrested for drug trafficking in suitcase case
According to fmbolivia.com.bo, the former president of the Departmental Court of Justice (TDJ) of Santa Cruz, Aldo Ismael Quezada, was apprehended on Wednesday 11 November in connection with the so-called suitcase case. The Public Ministry is investigating him for alleged involvement in offences linked to trafficking in controlled substances.
The arrest warrant was issued by the subject matter prosecutor of the Controlled Substances Prosecution Office of Santa Cruz, Rolando Salvatierra. The order directs that Quezada be transferred to the facilities of the Special Force to Combat Drug Trafficking (Felcn), located on Paraguá avenue, between the fourth ring and Transversal avenue.
The document establishes that Quezada's presence is necessary within the criminal proceedings initiated against him and others, for the alleged offences of trafficking in controlled substances, criminal association and collusion. The charges fall under articles 48 and 53 in relation to article 33 of Law 1008.
The apprehension was executed in application of article 226 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, in compliance with a fiscal resolution dated 10 November 2026.
With this detention, Quezada joins the people already under investigation within the suitcase case, a file that the Public Ministry keeps active for alleged facts related to controlled substances.
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