Former Santa Cruz Court President accepts three-year prison sentence in Suitcases case
Aldo Quezada admitted his responsibility for criminal organisation and will receive a three-year sentence. The case also involves former prosecutor general Roger Mariaca.
Former Santa Cruz Court President accepts sentence in Suitcases case
The former president of the Santa Cruz Departmental Court of Justice, Aldo Quezada, accepted an abbreviated procedure and admitted his responsibility for the crime of criminal organisation, according to information from fmbolivia.com.bo. Official sources informed Unitel that he will receive a three-year prison sentence.
The decision was announced on Friday, the date his hearing on precautionary measures was scheduled to determine whether he would be sent to preventive detention. Quezada had been apprehended on Wednesday of the previous week.
The former official declared before the prosecutor's office that Romer Saucedo informed him in Mexico that he was the owner of more than 30 suitcases that entered irregularly from the United States at the Viru Viru international airport in Santa Cruz. The luggage allegedly contained liquid marijuana.
The case also involves former state prosecutor general Roger Mariaca, as part of investigations into the irregular entry of the luggage and the alleged connections between those implicated.
Quezada's admission of guilt represents a new procedural advance in the investigation. However, his statements against Saucedo must be verified during the proceedings and do not, by themselves, constitute a judicial determination of the responsibility of third parties.
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