(Reuters) - Uruguay's interior minister and two other members of the government resigned on Saturday over a case that has already prompted the foreign minister to quit, involving a passport issued to an internationally wanted drug-trafficking suspect.
The investigation is examining how Sebastian Marset, the alleged drug trafficker, received a Uruguayan passport while detained in the United Arab Emirates over forged documents in late 2012.
Marset is wanted in Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil and the United States on drug charges.
Bustillo on Friday denied any wrongdoing, saying he did not know who Marset was at the time the passport was issued.
The president, who returned on Saturday from meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, said the passport should have been issued to Marset in accordance with Uruguay's laws.
Persons:
Luis Alberto Heber, Luis Lacalle Pou, Uruguay's, Sebastian Marset, Marset, Francisco Bustillo, Bustillo, Joe Biden, Lacalle Pou, Sarah Kinosian, Mayela Armas, William Mallard
Organizations:
Reuters, United Arab Emirates, U.S
Locations:
Uruguayan, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, United States, Heber, Bustillo