Alondra Mercado, who was crowned Miss Bolivia World 2020, was arrested for ammunition trafficking past December 19.
According to information from the Bolivian portal Los Tiempos, the 22-year-old model appeared before the Ministry of Public Affairs after an investigation because more than 100 ammunitions were found in her house, some of which were for “weapons of war”.
Benny’s prosecutor, Gerardo Balderas, explained what was found at the home where Mercado lived with her boyfriend Andres Vasquez, who He is a fugitive from justice for allegedly being the head of a drug trafficking network.
“A bag containing 110 7.62 caliber AK-47 rounds was seized at the scene. We are talking about war weapons, plus seven 38 caliber ammunition, three 22 caliber ammunition and five 9.21 caliber ammunition and a magazine,” he explained. in the program “La Revista”.
As of December 21, the former beauty queen has been held at the Trinidad Women’s Center after a judge ordered her preventive reservation for 30 days, while the relevant investigations are carried out. However, the Public Ministry appealed to increase the detention period to 180 days, Los Tiempos reported.
Gerardo Balderas reported that the first tests done on Alondra Mercado’s luxury vehicle came back positive for cocaine.
Who is Alondra Mercado?
Alondra Mercado Campos, 22, studied Psychology at the Autonomous University of Beni. She is the eldest of the four daughters of Cristian Mercado and Shirley Campos.
She has been crowned queen in four major beauty pageants in her country: Miss Queen of Carnival 2019, Miss Beni 2020, Miss Bolivia World 2020 and Miss Charm Bolivia 2023.
Her Instagram profile includes the Alondra Mercado Moda account, which has no posts, but is believed to have been working on the business project that would have “shipments all over Bolivia,” it says.
On his personal profile he showed family photos, but also photo sessions, among other things.
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