Unreleased videos show Marset's capture in Santa Cruz: barefoot and handcuffed
Bolivia.com reveals images of the arrest of Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset on 13 March in Santa Cruz, as three police officers are investigated.
First images of Marset's detention generate political and judicial controversy in Bolivia
Bolivia.com released new images of the moment when Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset was apprehended in Santa Cruz on 13 March. The videos, distributed on social networks by journalist Pepe Pomacusi, show different stages of the police operation.
In one of the recordings, Marset is seen without a shirt, wearing only black shorts, barefoot and handcuffed in the back seat of a police vehicle. "Marset, surrendered, without a shirt and barefoot. First images of the moment after his detention. He was in his bedroom. From there they took him out and led him away barefoot and subdued," wrote Pomacusi in his post.
A second video shows the Uruguayan drug trafficker already wearing a shirt, though still barefoot, being led with his face covered towards the presidential hangar at Viru Viru international airport in Santa Cruz. "Marset, barefoot and subdued. He walks without resisting, led by his captors. This is how his detention took place," Pomacusi noted in another post.
A third recording documents what appears to have been an interrogation with DEA agents, where a United States official reads Marset his rights whilst he remains silent.
The release of these images comes in the context of investigations opened over alleged irregularities during the capture operation. Marcelo Ferrufino, former national director of Intelligence of the Bolivian Police, was arrested for his alleged participation in those irregularities. Additionally, two other police colonels who reportedly took part in the operation on 13 March are also under investigation.
The distribution of the videos has generated significant controversy in Bolivia's political and judicial spheres, given that they came to light precisely whilst authorities are advancing their inquiries into the Marset case.
Source: Google News BO — Crime