Bolivia's Former Interior Minister Charged For Bribes In Tear Gas Deal With Florida-Based Businessmen

Miami FL

27 May, 2021

11:38 AM

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CBS Miami May 27, 2021 Arturo Murillo, Bolivia's former interior minister, is behind bars in the U.S. for allegedly taking bribes from Florida-based businessmen in a tear gas sales scheme. Arturo Murillo was charged with a single count of conspiring to commit money laundering, according to a Department of Justice statement on Wednesday. The Associated Press previously reported that Murillo's former chief of staff had been arrested as part of the investigation along with the owner of a Florida-based supplier of police and military equipment and his father, who press accounts indicate was charged two decades ago in Bolivia with weapons smuggling. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.