Former Bolivian interior minister faces charges following US prison sentence

05 September 2025 , 09:47

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Former Bolivian interior minister faces charges following US prison sentence

Bolivian authorities arrested former Interior Minister Arturo Murillo on Thursday following his extradition from the United States, where he had been serving a prison sentence for money laundering, the Interior Ministry said.

The 61-year-old was taken into custody upon arrival in Santa Cruz.

Murillo faces multiple charges in Bolivia, including an eight-year sentence in a 2019 case over the irregular purchase of tear gas from Ecuador, which allegedly cost the state more than $2.3 million.

He was first detained in the U.S. in 2021 on accusations of taking bribes from a Florida-based company and was sentenced there to six years in prison in 2023.

Elizabeth Baker

Technology & Business Editor