The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs has announced a reward offer under the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program (TOCRP) of up to $2 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Uruguayan narcotics trafficker and money launderer Sebastian Marset.
Marset, who is also wanted fugitive throughout the Southern Cone of South America, has been charged with organized crime violations in Paraguay and Bolivia. In August 2023, Bolivian authorities announced a separate $100,000 reward offer for his arrest. The latest TOCRP reward offer follows the largest and most consequential organized crime investigation against cocaine trafficking in Paraguayan history.
Conducted in coordination with Paraguay's Special Investigative Unit and Anti-Drug Secretariat (SIU-SENAD), the Uruguayan Interior Ministry, Europol, and the DEA Asuncion Country Office, the operation linked a criminal network led by Marset to more than 16 tons of cocaine seized in Europe. This includes an 11-ton seizure at the port of Antwerp in April 2021 and another 4.7-ton seizure of cocaine in Paraguay.
The U.S. Department of Justice has also unsealed an indictment charging Marset with money laundering charges, stemming from the movement of drug proceeds through U.S. financial institutions. If you have information about Marset's drug trafficking, money laundering, or acts of violence, you are encouraged to contact the DEA by email at MarsetTips@dea.gov or your local DEA office in the United States.
The reward offer is authorized by the Secretary under the TOCRP, which supports law enforcement efforts to disrupt transnational crime globally and bring fugitives to justice. All identities are kept strictly confidential, except for individuals who have come forward with information leading to Marset's arrest, in which case their identity will be protected.
Contact the DEA at MarsetTips@dea.gov or your local office to provide information about Sebastian Marset and potentially claim a reward.