What Marset’s Capture Tells Us About the Cocaine Business

2026-03-31

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*The latest article on Marset mentioned in this week’s story is already out. Read it here: The Corruption Engine Behind Sebastián Marset’s_Sebastián Marset was a major mover and a shaker in the international cocaine trade. The Uruguayan drug trafficker was captured on March 13 in eastern Bolivia after years on the run. He is accused of being a key broker in global drug trafficking networks, with a web of powerful connections that spanned South America, Europe, and even Dubai.

*The latest article on Marset mentioned in this week’s story is already out. Read it here: The Corruption Engine Behind Sebastián Marset’s

Sebastián Marset was a major mover and a shaker in the international cocaine trade. The Uruguayan drug trafficker was captured on March 13 in eastern Bolivia after years on the run. He is accused of being a key broker in global drug trafficking networks, with a web of powerful connections that spanned South America, Europe, and even Dubai.

Marset is the latest in a series of high-profile criminal figures captured this year. In this week’s Narrated Story, we explore the role he played in the underworld, how efforts to dismantle his inner circle ultimately led to his arrest, and how his arrest may — or may not — affect the drug trafficking trade.

What Marset’s Capture Tells Us About the Cocaine Business | Written by Christopher Newton and read by Daniel Reyes.

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