Historic Seizure in Antofagasta: 2 Million Cigarette Packs Seized and Five People Arrested
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In a highly complex operation carried out in the pampa near the Quillagua Bridge, María Elena’s Carabineros dismantled a band dedicated to cigarette smuggling, seizing 2,201,370 packs of foreign origin and a UZI submachine gun with ammunition. The shipment, transported in three trucks and valued at $6 billion, represents one of the hardest blows to organized crime logistics in the region so far this year. This article VIDEO Coup al contraband e…
The Tocopilla Prosecutor's Office formalized five accused, Chileans and foreigners, for the smuggling of more than 2 million packets of cigarettes of foreign origin, as well as for the illegal carrying of a UZI submachine gun and their respective ammunition.The procedure is carried out in the area near the Quillagua bridge, in the commune of María Elena, where the carabineros surprise the accused by manipulating the prohibited weapons, so that t…
In the commune of María Elena, Carabineros intercepted three trucks with illegal goods, and the detainees carried weapons of war and were held in pretrial detention.
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