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The Underworld Podcast

The 30 Year Old Billionaire Cartel Boss Playing Professional Soccer

The Underworld Podcast

The Underworld Podcast

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.6871 Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In recent years, Sebastian Marset has emerged as the first narco kingpin out of Uruguay. He rose from a mid-level weed dealer to an international cartel boss in less than 10 years, even with half that time being spent in prison, pioneering Latin America's southern route; trafficking blow from Bolivia to Paraguay and Uruguay, and then Europe, where he's allegedly behind record-breaking multi-ton busts from Germany to Belgium. He’s a master at money laundering, setting up front companies, and winning over everyone from high ranking politicians to massive criminal organizations like the 'Ndranghetta and Brazilian gang First Command of the Capital. He also always seems to be one step ahead of law enforcement, and travels under numerous alias with fake documents. There's just one little flaw in his master plans...he's obsessed with soccer. So obsessed, he keeps buying teams and putting himself in the game as a player despite being wanted by nearly half a dozen countries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Spring 2021 in a Sunseo in Paraguay.

0:04.0

DEA agents and Paraguay and police are deep into an investigation of a man who has changed the drug game in Latin America.

0:11.0

Not an easy thing to do in this day and age. Though barely

0:15.4

out of his 20s, Sebastian Marcette has managed to create his own cartel, which he

0:20.3

dubs the first Uruguayan cartel. And he's right, he is the first Uruguayan cartel.

0:23.0

And he's right, he is the first Uruguayan Narco Kingpin.

0:27.0

But that's not the main factor in why he's being hunted right now,

0:30.0

and will continue to be hunted by nearly half a dozen countries up to this day.

0:35.0

See, Marcette has really revolutionized a new drug route in South America,

0:40.0

one that's even caught the attention of the Americans.

0:44.0

He's been instrumental in what they call the southern route,

0:47.0

moving tons and tons of coke south from Bolivia,

0:50.0

into Paraguay and Uruguay and then

0:52.5

onto Europe. A massive bust in Germany nets five tons in 2019, a record, and

0:58.2

then three busts in Holland and Belgium net another 17 tons. All of this said to be the work of Marcette but so

1:06.9

far he's managed to stay in the shadows they don't even know his name he's a

1:11.8

master and moving not only large amounts of yay around, but also money, laundering,

1:17.0

setting up front companies, and he's sharp and possesses the natural charm to win over everyone

1:22.4

from high-ranking politicians to massive

1:24.9

criminal organizations like the Enjangeta and the Brazilian gang first command of the

1:29.5

capital. He also always seems to be one step ahead of law enforcement and travels under numerous

1:35.2

aliases with fake documents.

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