Man and woman arrested over alleged attempt to throw drugs into Illapel prison
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- Carabineros arrested a man and a woman allegedly attempting to throw drugs into the Illapel detention center.
- The incident occurred Sunday afternoon near the facility after prison officials detected suspicious activity.
- The case remains under investigation, and the suspects are presumed innocent unless convicted.
A man and a woman were arrested after allegedly trying to throw drugs into the Centro de Detención Preventiva in Illapel, in Chile’s Coquimbo region.
The arrests followed a procedure carried out by Carabineros on Sunday afternoon near the detention center. Prison officials from Gendarmería reportedly detected the presence of the two people before the intervention.
The case remains in progress. The allegations have not been established in court, and the suspects must be considered innocent unless a final judicial decision finds them guilty.
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Originally published by BioBioChile 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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