2026-03-17 / 美国东部时间上午7:05 / CBS/法新社
涉嫌参与拉丁美洲毒品走私的毒贩塞巴斯蒂安·马塞特（Sebastian Marset）在被移交给美国当局后，于周一首次在美国法庭出庭。
这位多年来逃避警方追捕的马塞特上周在玻利维亚被捕，并被移交给美国监管部门。这名34岁的乌拉圭籍男子面临与他所谓的可卡因走私组织相关的洗钱合谋指控。
据美国缉毒局（DEA）称，马塞特是南美洲南部最臭名昭著的毒枭，因涉嫌洗钱而被悬赏200万美元。弗吉尼亚州东区法院最近公布的起诉书指控马塞特”领导一个大规模贩毒组织，据信该组织负责将数吨可卡因从南美洲运往欧洲，同时产生数千万美元的现金和收益”。
司法部表示，马塞特周一在弗吉尼亚州联邦地区法院首次出庭。
马塞特被指控领导一个大规模贩毒组织，向欧洲分发数千磅可卡因。法庭文件显示，马塞特的贩毒组织据称在玻利维亚、巴拉圭、乌拉圭、巴西、比利时、荷兰、葡萄牙及其他地区进行可卡因走私。
这位热爱足球的马塞特据称通过收购和赞助拉丁美洲和欧洲的低级别职业足球队来清洗其毒品企业的收益——甚至让自己进入首发阵容。
2013年至2018年间，他曾因贩毒在乌拉圭本土入狱，之后辗转于南美洲各地，曾在玻利维亚和巴拉圭居住过一段时间。
玻利维亚当局周一宣布，已从马塞特处查获约1500万美元资产，包括16架飞机、5栋房屋和枪支。
（美国缉毒局消息） 与马塞特关系密切的费德里科·埃泽奎尔·桑托罗·瓦萨洛（Federico Ezequiel Santoro Vassallo）于7月在美国法庭认罪洗钱罪名成立，被判处15年监禁。
联邦检察官称：”桑托罗以及据称马塞特威胁使用暴力以保护其贩毒和洗钱活动。”
如果马塞特因洗钱合谋罪被定罪，他可能面临最高20年监禁。
模仿足球明星
《华盛顿邮报》2024年的一篇人物报道称，马塞特曾支付1万美元现金，在其球队比赛中穿上足球偶像贝利、马拉多纳和梅西穿过的10号球衣。
该报补充说，他在毒品包裹上印上”南方之王”的字样，并下令将可卡因藏匿在饼干和大豆的运输中。
自2023年7月他在圣克鲁斯的住所附近大规模警方行动前夕逃离以来，他一直处于逃亡状态。
（路透社照片：2026年3月13日，玻利维亚圣克鲁斯德拉萨尔，在涉嫌乌拉圭毒枭塞巴斯蒂安·马塞特被捕后，玻利维亚安全部队抵达第三空中旅”红魔”特遣部队基地继续行动。Ipa Ibanez/路透社）
玻利维亚中右翼总统罗德里戈·帕斯（Rodrigo Paz）周五感谢”来自各个邻国和大陆的国际组织”在其抓捕行动中提供的合作。
帕斯自去年赢得结束土著古柯农埃沃·莫拉莱斯（Evo Morales）领导的二十年社会主义统治的选举以来，一直寻求加强与美国的关系。
玻利维亚是世界第三大可卡因生产国，可卡因由古柯叶制成。
马塞特被捕之际，正值臭名昭著的卡特尔头目内梅西奥·鲁文·奥塞古拉·塞万提斯（Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes，又称”El Mencho”）在墨西哥一次行动中被击毙。他曾被悬赏1500万美元，在军方枪战中丧生。
Alleged drug lord accused of laundering money through soccer teams appears in U.S. court after years on the run
2026-03-17 / 7:05 AM EDT / CBS/AFP
Alleged Latin American narco trafficker Sebastian Marset made his first appearance in a U.S. court on Monday after being handed over to American authorities.
Marset, who eluded police for years, was captured in Bolivia last week and transferred to U.S. custody. The 34-year-old Uruguayan national faces money laundering conspiracy charges connected with his alleged cocaine trafficking organization.
Marset is the most notorious drug baron in the southern part of South America and had a $2 million U.S. bounty on his head for alleged money laundering. An indictment unsealed in the Eastern District of Virginia alleges Marset “leads a large-scale drug trafficking organization that is believed to be responsible for moving tons of cocaine from South America to Europe, while generating tens of millions in cash and proceeds,” according to the DEA.
The Justice Department said he made an initial appearance on Monday in a federal district court in Virginia.
Marset is accused of leading a large-scale drug trafficking organization that distributed thousands of pounds of cocaine to Europe. According to court documents, Marset’s drug trafficking organization allegedly traffics cocaine in Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal and elsewhere.
The soccer-loving Marset allegedly laundered the proceeds of his drug enterprise by purchasing and sponsoring lower-level professional soccer teams across Latin America and Europe — and even put himself in the starting lineups.
He was imprisoned in his native Uruguay for drug trafficking between 2013 and 2018 and later moved around South America, living for a time in Bolivia and Paraguay.
The Bolivian authorities announced on Monday the seizure of some $15 million in assets from Marset, including 16 planes, five houses and firearms.
Notorious Latin American narco trafficker Sebastian Marset, who eluded police for years, was handed over to U.S. authorities after his arrest Friday in Bolivia. DEA
Federico Ezequiel Santoro Vassallo, a close associate of Marset, was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a U.S. court in July after pleading guilty to money laundering.
“Santoro and, allegedly, Marset threatened violence to protect their drug-trafficking and money laundering activities,” federal prosecutors said.
Marset could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted of money laundering conspiracy.
Imitating soccer stars
A Washington Post profile from 2024 said Marset paid $10,000 in cash to wear the number 10 jersey worn by football icons Pele, Maradona and Messi during his teams’ games.
He stamped his drug shipments “The King of the South,” the Post added, and gave orders for cocaine to be stashed in shipments of cookies and soybeans.
He had been on the run since July 2023, when fled his home in Santa Cruz, on the eve of a massive police operation to capture him.
Bolivian security forces arrive at the Third Air Brigade’s Task Force “Red Devils” base to continue operations after the arrest of suspected Uruguayan drug kingpin Sebastian Marset, in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, March 13, 2026. Ipa Ibanez/REUTERS
Bolivia’s center-right President Rodrigo Paz thanked “international organizations from various neighboring countries and the continent” on Friday for their cooperation in his capture.
Paz has sought to boost ties with the United States since winning office last year in elections that ended two decades of socialist rule begun under Indigenous coca farmer Evo Morales.
Bolivia’s is the world’s third largest producer of cocaine, which is made from coca leaves.
Marset’s arrest came just weeks after notorious cartel leader Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, also known as “El Mencho,” was killed during an operation in Mexico. He had a $15 million U.S. bounty on his head and was killed in a military shootout.
