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Ex–Miss Bolivia Gets Suspended Term, Fine and Deportation Over 359 kg Cocaine Flight

The ruling followed a plea deal that deemed her a secondary participant, with expulsion ordered for irregular residency.

Overview

  • Federal judge Mariela Rojas approved a shortened trial and imposed a three-year suspended sentence on Jade Isabela Calláu Barriga.
  • The sentence includes a fine of more than 2.7 million pesos, immediate deportation with a re-entry ban, and her repatriation to Bolivia via a flight to Viru Viru.
  • Police seized about 359 kilograms of cocaine at over 85% purity after a Cessna made an emergency landing in Holt Ibicuy, Entre Ríos, on January 22.
  • The court cited her age, absence of prior convictions, and reported gender-based abuse by her partner in concluding her role was secondary.
  • Prosecutors continue the case against her partner, the pilot, as investigators examine a broader air-trafficking network tied to properties in General Rodríguez and Buenos Aires.