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Araucanía police seize 10 pistols smuggled from Argentina

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Chilean Carabineros arrested two men and seized 10 pistols allegedly smuggled from Argentina into the Araucanía Region.
  • Police also recovered 21 magazines, foreign and Chilean currency, mobile phones and a vehicle.
  • Regional police chief Miguel Herrera called it the largest arms seizure recorded in La Araucanía.

Police in Chile’s Araucanía Region seized 10 pistols after arresting two men who allegedly entered the area clandestinely from Argentina.

The weapons, most of which had their serial numbers erased, were recovered by the Carabineros OS7 unit. Officers also seized 21 magazines, foreign and Chilean currency, mobile phones and a vehicle.

We have seized 10 pistols, 21 magazines, foreign currency, Chilean currency, mobile phones and a vehicle.

— Miguel HerreraThe Ninth Zone police chief listed the items recovered in the operation.

Miguel Herrera, chief of police for the Ninth Zone, described the operation as “the largest seizure of weapons that has taken place in the Araucanía Region.”

The largest seizure of weapons that has taken place in the Araucanía Region.

— Miguel HerreraHerrera characterized the scale of the police operation.
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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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