A former Miss Bolivia has been arrested on weapons trafficking charges, while also being investigated in a drug case involving her fugitive boyfriend.
Alondra Mercado Campos, 22, who was crowned Miss Bolivia World 2020 and Miss Charm Bolivia in 2023, found herself locked up in the Trinidad women’s prison in Beni, Bolivia, on suspicion of arms trafficking, local media reported. Week.
Mercado Campos’ arrest occurred a month after Bolivia’s Special Force to Fight Drug Trafficking (FLECN) raided the condominium that the pageant contestant shared with her boyfriend and discovered a large cache of firearms and ammunition, according to The authorities.
During his recent court appearance, a judge ruled that Mercado Campos should be detained for 30 days in preventive detention after considering him a flight risk.
Prosecutors are awaiting the results of forensic tests performed on the 22-year-old’s BMW SUV to determine whether she should also be charged with drug crimes.
Alondra Mercado Campos, 22, was crowned Miss Bolivia World 2020. Breaking news Mercado Campos has been jailed on weapons trafficking charges. Breaking news The 22-year-old former beauty queen is also being investigated on drug trafficking charges. Breaking news
Investigators believe that Mercado Campos, who has more than 41,000 followers on Instagram, could be related to a drug trafficking network led by her boyfriend, identified by local media as Andrés Vásquez.
Photos shared on Mercado Campos’ Instagram and Facebook pages showed the loved-up couple happily posing on a boat and hanging out in a waterfront park with their little white dog.
Gerardo Balderas, Beni departmental prosecutor, said videos found on a cellphone seized in Mercado Campos showed her and her boyfriend at several parties with weapons confiscated during the November raid.
Mercado Campos’ boyfriend, Andrés Vásquez, is a fugitive wanted on a drug trafficking warrant. alondra.mercadocampos / Facebook Vásquez is considered a fugitive after escaping during a drug raid on his and Mercado Campos’s apartment in November. alondra.mercadocampos / Facebook Mercado Campos posted a series of glamorous shots on his Instagram page on December 7. Breaking news
Much of Mercado Campos’ social media content consists of sultry snaps of the striking, statuesque brunette modeling a series of skimpy bikinis and sparkly evening dresses.
Her most recent post, dated December 7, included photos of the beauty queen dressed in a tight minidress by a pool.
The caption written in Spanish read, in part: “neither past nor future. Only here and now. This moment. What happens now, what you feel and what you live. Enjoy it. Tomorrow we’ll see”.
The 22-year-old was ordered detained for 30 days after being considered a flight risk. Breaking News Mercado Campos could face drug trafficking charges if police find evidence in his truck. Breaking news
Vásquez is listed as a fugitive from justice after fleeing at the end of November. He is wanted on an arrest warrant for drug trafficking.
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