
AI-generated summary
Roger Maríasa was appointed as Bolivia's Attorney General in 2024 for a six-year term under the previous socialist government. Before his arrest, he denounced the American accusations against him of receiving bribes to facilitate drug trafficking, describing them as political pressure on his office.
The government in Bolivia announced on Thursday that the police had arrested the country's public prosecutor and 13 other people, on charges of protecting drug traffickers, days after the administration of US President Donald Trump imposed restrictions on granting entry visas to the public prosecutor and a number of senior Bolivian officials, against the backdrop of corruption allegations.
The arrest of Bolivian Attorney General Roger Mariasa, who was appointed in 2024 for a six-year term under the country's previous socialist government, comes at a time when conservative President Rodrigo Paz is strengthening security cooperation with Washington.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio praised the arrests, describing them as “bold and decisive measures to combat drug trafficking, systemic corruption, and transnational organized crime in Bolivia.”
Mariasa did not immediately comment on his arrest, but he had previously denounced the American accusations against him of receiving bribes to facilitate drug trafficking, and described them as political pressure on his office.
Anti-narcotics prosecutor Miguel Gonzalez said last Wednesday night that police detained Mariasa without an arrest warrant.
Bolivian Interior Minister Marco Antonio Oviedo told reporters on Thursday: “We have dismantled a criminal organization that has permeated the justice system,” adding that Mariasa will face charges of money laundering and drug trafficking.
Hurricane Polo struck the Pacific coast of Mexico on Tuesday morning, with winds reaching speeds of 175 kilometers per hour, while the streets of the town of Puerto San Carlos were flooded with water and electricity was cut off, amid warnings of life-threatening winds and flash floods.
“Polo” was accompanied by winds reaching speeds of 175 kilometers per hour, according to what was reported by “Agence France-Presse.”
The state of Baja California Sur is one of the regions in Mexico most vulnerable to hurricanes, but residents fear a particularly severe season due to the El Niño phenomenon.
As the hurricane approached, the winds intensified, whistling heralding more violent gusts, and began bending palm trees, according to what a team from Agence France-Presse saw in Puerto San Carlos.
The electricity went out shortly after that, and the town remained immersed in darkness as night fell.
The US National Hurricane Center warned on Monday of the possibility of “potentially fatal winds and flash floods” in Baja California Sur, while authorities ordered residents to take shelter starting at three in the afternoon local time (22:00 GMT).
Puerto San Carlos is a fishing village with a population of about six thousand people, and depends mainly on tourism related to whale watching.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Roger Mariasa will face formal charges of money laundering and drug trafficking in Bolivia.
Very likely · Within weeks
Bolivian authorities will continue their investigation into the drug traffickers' protection network that allegedly includes the Attorney General and 13 others.
Likely · Within weeks

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