Bolivia: alleged drug trafficker Sebastián Marset says he escaped thanks to the help of a Felcn director

The Bolivian Police rejected this Wednesday the statements made by the alleged Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastian Marsetwho in a video said that he managed to escape thanks to the help of a director of the Special Force to Fight Drug Trafficking (Felcn) from bolivian.

The Commander General of the Bolivian Police, alvaro alvarezsupported in a brief press conference the work of the entire “police command”, which leads the operations to capture Marset, and said that these statements seek to “sow doubt.”

“Our firm and unwavering response and position as Police is the absolute rejection of these fraudulent and reckless accusations that the only thing they intend to do is sow doubt and confusion because in these three days the criminal activity of this delinquent has been directly affected,” Alvarez stressed.

In the last few hours, the Unitel channel broadcast a video that Marset allegedly sent from hiding in which he thanks a “Felcn director” for managing to escape after being alerted that he had an arrest warrant.

Uruguayan Sebastián Marset (right) posing for a photo in Bolivia. (AFP). (HANDOUT/)

“Thanks to the help of the Felcn director, I managed to leave, because he told me that the minister had already issued an arrest warrant against me and, well, he grabbed a little money. and he told me to leave.” affirmed the Uruguayan without giving names.

He also stated that he wants to make it known that he is linking to people who have nothing to do with him, since the “Felcn director, since he didn’t do things right, he’s bothering innocent people.”

Commander Álvarez maintained that Marset’s messages are not going to affect the work of the officers and that they are going to “find” and “arrest” him, so they will use “all legal force to not leave their acts unpunished” affecting its “alliances, its structures” and all its connections.

“We are behind you and your entire organization, The only way to stop our actions is for you to turn yourself in, we are not going to stop your search”, stressed.

The national director of the Felcn, Ismael Tito Villcaalso “absolutely” rejected Marset’s alleged assertions.

In statements to Unitel, he pointed out that his work is “neat and impeccable”, for which he considered that the Uruguayan’s video is part of “disinformation operations”.

The authorities reported this Wednesday that in three days of operations to capture Marset, real estate, cell phones, and cash have been confiscated, amounting to some 8.8 million dollars, as well as weapons and documentation.

Álvarez maintained that Marset He changed his identity three times and did the same with his wife and children, and that some 13 people from his family circle who are believed to still “are in Bolivia” are being sought.

While about ten people who have been linked to the alleged drug trafficker were charged with preventive detention for six months.

On the other hand, Uruguayan and Bolivian media denounced that they received threats allegedly from Marset through WhatsApp messages stating that “there will be consequences” if they continue to report on this case.

This case is being targeted by several Bolivian institutions due to the ease with which he managed to establish himself in the country with false identity documents, found and play in a second division soccer team, and manage large amounts of money without raising suspicions. .

marset He is accused of leading an international criminal drug trafficking network and is related to the murder of prosecutor Marcelo Pecci in May 2022, in ColombiaIn addition, it is required by the Justice of Uruguay, Brazil and Paraguay, the US anti-drug agency (DEA, in English), Europol and Interpol.

Source: Elcomercio