The operation targeting Aldo Quezada is part of a wider security push that has ensnared multiple high-ranking judicial figures in Bolivia since September. Among those detained is former Attorney General Roger Mariaca, who was arrested after authorities discovered smuggled cash bundles linked to his residence. These sweeping enforcement measures follow Bolivia's entry into the US-backed Shield of the Americas regional security alliance.
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President Rodrigo Paz ended nearly two decades of rule by the Movement for Socialism part…: President Rodrigo Paz ended nearly two decades of rule by the Movement for Socialism party and aligned with Washington.
Bolivia has joined the Shield of the Americas security initiative to combat narcotics car…: Bolivia has joined the Shield of the Americas security initiative to combat narcotics cartels across Latin America.
Regional enforcement has broadened as the United States canceled visas for implicated off…: Regional enforcement has broadened as the United States canceled visas for implicated officials in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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Arrests in Bolivia linked to a US-backed security alliance crackdown on drug cartels in Latin America.
Bolivian authorities say they have arrested a former senior judge on suspicion of drug trafficking, as part of a US-backed crackdown against officials involved in suspected cartel activity in Latin America.
Prosecutor Marcelo Inchausti told reporters that Aldo Quezada was arrested at his home in Santa Cruz in eastern Bolivia on Wednesday on suspicion of drug trafficking and criminal association.
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Quezada had resigned last month as chief justice of the Santa Cruz departmental court after being named to a US visa restrictions list for alleged links to drug trafficking.
The United States has also cancelled the visas of officials in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru under the same policy.
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