Maximiliano Davila-Perez, also known as “Macho,” has been extradited from Bolivia and has recently arrived in the United States on December 13th. He is now facing federal charges for allegedly conspiring to import cocaine into the U.S. and conspiring to use and possess machine guns in connection with the drug importation. This information comes directly from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York.
According to claims in a superseding indictment, Davila-Perez was director of Bolivia’s anti-narcotics law enforcement organization, the Fuerza Especial de Lucha Contra el Narcotráfico, or FELCN, until November 2019.
According to the indictment, Davila-Perez allegedly used his position to advance extensive cocaine trafficking operations.
According to court documents, he directed resources away from investigations involving traffickers he supported and deployed heavily armed FELCN officers to provide security for cocaine shipments.
According to the indictment, Davila-Perez is accused of working with prominent cocaine suppliers who run laboratories in Bolivia. It is alleged that he agreed to transport over 1,000 kilograms of Bolivian cocaine to New York.
The accusation states that in July 2019, tapes captured Davila-Perez and his co-conspirators discussing plans to fly more than a ton of cocaine into the United States.
In November 2019, Davila-Perez was dismissed from his position at FELCN. However, according to the indictment, he allegedly persisted in utilizing his political power and former law enforcement credentials to engage in cocaine trafficking.
During a series of recorded meetings and calls between November 2019 and February 2020, Davila-Perez and his associates continued to make arrangements for the expected shipment, as per court records.
According to the indictment, he is said to have discussed the thriving drug market in New York, reaffirmed his dedication to offering armed security for the transportation of cocaine, and made mention of a successful delivery of a 10-kilogram sample in Lima, Peru on December 10, 2019.
According to the indictment, Davila-Perez and his co-conspirators allegedly planned to send the sample, which was part of a larger shipment, to the U.S. under his protection.
“As alleged, Maximiliano Davila-Perez abused his position as the head of Bolivia’s anti-narcotics law enforcement agency to instead aid the very narcotics traffickers he was entrusted to investigate and arrest,” said U.S. Attorney Damian Williams.
“Along the way, he sought to use Bolivian law enforcement officers to guard and transport cocaine shipments and participate in the shipment of massive quantities of cocaine.”