“We cannot rule out there has been some favoring from police officers, prosecutors and even judges, because we have faced up obstacles in this process”, the head of the police department said in a long press conference.

In view of this situation, it was decided to create a counterintelligence team, made up of civilians and police officers, who are now investigating these “many and constant obstacles”, as well as the alleged people involved, he said.

“We do not rule out this subject (Marset) had not only been supported by the Santa Cruz Department from this person’s social group,” del Castillo added.

The official stated that the requirements for raids and others took up to 72 hours, when the procedural agility was necessary, according to the power of mobilization of the Uruguayan drug trafficker, of whom he said controls up to 800 million dollars and moved in a very extensive territory and with low population density as in the east of Santa Cruz and Beni.

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