That same month, US officials unsealed an indictment charging the 60-year-old with cocaine trafficking and related weapons charges.
The US State Department alleges that Dávila was involved in drug trafficking before and during his tenure as head of the Bolivian Special Forces to Combat Narcotics Trafficking (FELCN).
It said Dávila used his position to “guard aircraft used to transport cocaine to third countries for onward distribution in the United States.”
If convicted, he faces a minimum of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life in prison, according to the U.S. filings.
In 2022, the State Department offered a reward of up to $5m (£4m) for information leading to his conviction.
Dávila was the director of FELCN under former President Evo Morales, who ruled Bolivia from 2006 to 2019.
Shortly after Dávila’s extradition, Morales criticized the move and said that “Bolivia has become a US colony again,” in a post on his X account.
“Bolivians are being handed over to the North American Empire, in violation of international agreements, without a trial in their homeland, where they allegedly committed the crime,” he added.
In 2008, Morales expelled the US ambassador and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) from Bolivia for allegedly conspiring against his government.
Morales himself is under investigation for rape and human trafficking, which he denies. Recently, his supporters staged blockades across the country for weeks, demanding an end to the investigation against him.
In November he shared a video of his car being shot atwhich he called an “assassination” on him.
The Bolivian government rejected Morales’ claims that he was behind the attempt on his life.
