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Bolivian authorities arrest former chief justice over alleged drug trafficking

Bolivian authorities have arrested a former senior judge in Santa Cruz on suspicion of drug trafficking as part of a crackdown linked to a United States security alliance.

FTMQ News, written by our newsroom12 November 2026 at 05:303 views

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Picture: Al Jazeera

Bolivian authorities have arrested former senior judge Aldo Quezada on suspicion of drug trafficking and criminal association, Al Jazeera reported. Prosecutor Marcelo Inchausti told reporters that Quezada was taken into custody at his home in Santa Cruz in eastern Bolivia on Wednesday. [1]

According to Al Jazeera, Quezada resigned last month from his position as chief justice of the Santa Cruz departmental court. His resignation occurred after he was placed on a United States visa restrictions list due to alleged connections to drug trafficking. [1]

Al Jazeera reported that the arrest in Bolivia is linked to a crackdown supported by a United States security alliance targeting drug cartels and officials involved in suspected cartel activity across Latin America. [1]

Santa Cruz was previously the site of a high profile judicial case in June 2011, when American businessman Jacob Ostreicher was arrested while overseeing an agricultural venture and jailed for 18 months on money laundering suspicions without formal charges. [2]

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In short

Aldo Quezada was arrested at his home in Santa Cruz on Wednesday.
Quezada resigned last month as chief justice of the Santa Cruz departmental court.
The arrest is part of a US-backed crackdown on drug cartels in Latin America.
Quezada was previously named to a US visa restrictions list for alleged drug trafficking links.

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[1]Bolivia arrests former judge on suspicion of drug traffickingAl Jazeera, 14h ago (the report this story comes from)

Background

[2]Jacob Ostreicher on Wikipedia
[3]Bolivia on Grokipedia
[4]French police search Ritz Paris in Mohamed Al Fayed trafficking investigation FTMQ News, 1d ago
[5]Kerry drink and drug driving arrests rise by four percent FTMQ News, 4d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 5 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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