Bolivia arrests Attorney General Roger Mariaca after a U.S. accusation links him to narco corruption. The U.S. State Department says Mariaca took bribes to facilitate drug trafficking and to help violent criminals avoid justice.
Bolivian authorities carry out the arrest as part of a broader operation. Bloomberg reports the detention occurs in an operation Wednesday night following the U.S. allegations. The Washington Post adds that authorities also arrest other people; it says 14 individuals are detained, including four accused of moving cash from Mariaca’s home into an ambulance.
The outlets’ accounts focus on the same core event and basis for it: U.S. allegations of bribe-taking tied to drug trafficking, followed by a domestic arrest in response. Details of the operation’s scope—such as the number of people detained—vary by outlet, but the reporting consistently ties the Bolivian action to the U.S. claims and to the corruption accusations against Mariaca.
