Maximiliano Dávila, the former director of the Anti-Narcotics Agency in Bolivia, known as "Macho", has been extradited to the United States, where he faces charges of drug trafficking, writes A2 CNN. His extradition, which took place on Thursday, was approved by Bolivia's Supreme Court in late November.
Dávila, 60, was arrested in February 2022 in Bolivia on corruption charges and has been in prison since then. That same month, US officials charged him with cocaine trafficking and a weapons-related charge.
The US State Department alleges that Dávila was involved in narcotics trafficking before and during his tenure as head of Bolivia's Special Forces for the Fight Against Drug Trafficking (FELCN). He is accused of using his position to protect planes used to transport cocaine to third countries for distribution in the United States.
If convicted, Dávila faces a minimum sentence of 10 years in prison to life in prison, according to US documents. In 2022, the State Department offered a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to his conviction.
Dávila served as head of FELCN under the administration of former President Evo Morales, who ruled Bolivia from 2006 to 2019.
After Dávila's extradition, Morales criticized the move, declaring that "Bolivia is once again a US colony." He accused the authorities of violating international agreements by extraditing Dávila without first being tried in Bolivia.
Morales, who is himself under investigation on charges of human trafficking and rape, has denied the charges and sharply criticized the authorities. His supporters have staged widespread protests to oppose the investigation. (A2 Televizion)
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