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A joint effort between the Economic Crimes and Corruption Unit of the Tarapacá Prosecutor’s Office, and the Anti-Narcotics Brigade and Against Organized Crime (Brianco) from PDI Iquique, achieved the dismantling of a criminal band made by practicing, retired and civilian carabinieri, accused of performing “Mexican” a smugglers truckers in the Tarapacá Region.
According to the deputy prosecutor of Iquique, Eduardo Rios, the investigation that lasted a little more than two years, managed to establish that the organization worked specifically in the commune of Huara, and was dedicated to different illicit so much crimes, as simple crimes.
“The agreement has to do with the commission of illegal robbery with intimidation called “Mexicanas”, That has to do with steal cigarettes from foreign nationals who entered the country illegally. A second edge had to do with the acceptance of money by civilians for these trucks will also pass and continue their transit to the communes of Iquique and Alto Hospicio“, he declared.
The Prosecutor’s Office pointed out that for this last crime, the members of the organization they charged from 20 thousand to one million pesos.
Regarding the participation of uniformed in the band, Ríos indicated that seven of the detainees are active carabinieri, four who no longer belonged to the ranks of the institution, and nine civilians, who were in charge of this criminal gang. The degree of the police involved is corporal, corporal first and corporal second.
The detention of the 22 members was carried out this day in homes in different parts of the country, and this Friday will be the presentation of charges for the crimes of “criminal organization that was dedicated to the commission of illegal abduction through intimidation and violence, bribery and the crime of smuggling“, concluded the prosecutor Ríos.
