Repsol’s top two executives in Bolivia were in hiding on Friday after a judge ordered their arrest on charges of oil smuggling and tax evasion.
Prosecutors in the south-eastern city of Santa Cruz raided the offices of Andina, a subsidiary of the Spanish energy group, on Thursday and seized documents. However, they were unable to find Julio Gavito and Pedro Sánchez, who were ordered to be detained after they failed to appear in court.
