Bolivias gold-and-emerald presidential medal, which dates back to the foundation of the republic in 1825, was stolen while its custodian visited a brothel, local media said Wednesday, quoting a police report.
The custodian, identified by police as Lieutenant Roberto Juan de Dios Ortiz Blanco, had been meant to deliver the historic medal and a tricolor sash to the president to wear during his speech Wednesday in the central city of Cochabamba, according to a police report quoted by local media.