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Bolivia arrests attorney general after US accuses him of cartel ties

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Bolivian police arrested Attorney General Roger Mariaca in an operation Wednesday night, after the U.S. government accused him of corruption and ties to drug trafficking and revoked his visa. The U.S. State Department said Mariaca received "bribes to facilitate drug trafficking and help violent criminals evade justice."

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