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Arauco: Eight suspects in cockfighting and illegal betting case placed under nighttime house arrest

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

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  • A court ordered nighttime house arrest and a national travel ban for eight of 54 people detained in Arauco, Chile, during an animal-cruelty investigation.
  • Prosecutors and police dismantled a clandestine venue where cockfights and illegal betting were organized and rescued 85 birds.
  • Prosecutors are also examining the alleged involvement of two Peruvian nationals accused of training others to expand the activity.

Eight of the 54 people detained in a raid on a clandestine cockfighting venue in Arauco, in Chile’s Biobío Region, were placed under nighttime house arrest and barred from leaving the country.

The operation targeted alleged animal cruelty linked to cockfighting and illegal betting. Prosecutors worked with the Investigative Police’s Brigade for Environmental and Cultural Heritage Crimes, known as Bidema, to dismantle the site.

Authorities rescued 85 birds from the venue. The operation reportedly included an arena with seating and VIP seats in the front row, highlighting the organized nature of the clandestine events.

The Public Prosecutor’s Office is also investigating a line of inquiry involving two Peruvian nationals. They allegedly trained more people to expand the activity, which is also clandestine in Peru but more widespread there than in Chile.

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