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PDI’s “The Hunt” operation leaves four detained for robbery and weapons-law violations

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

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  • Chile’s Investigations Police detained four people in Colina who allegedly belonged to a gang involved in robbery and weapons-law violations.
  • Investigators linked the arrests to the theft of an arsenal from a property in September 2024 and seized imitation weapons and five mobile phones.
  • Prosecutors formally charged the suspects, while police will examine the phones for information about other alleged gang members.

Four people accused of belonging to a criminal gang were arrested in Colina during the PDI’s “The Hunt” operation. Investigators accuse the group of committing robberies at unoccupied premises and violating Chile’s weapons law.

The operation followed a long-running investigation into the theft of an arsenal from a property in Colina in September 2024. Earlier arrests helped investigators identify and locate the four new targets within the alleged criminal structure.

Police carried out several raids and seized imitation weapons that investigators believe may have been used in multiple crimes. They also confiscated five mobile phones, which will undergo forensic examination for information about other alleged members of the gang.

Prosecutor Osvaldo Soto of the Metropolitan Regional Prosecutor’s Office Central North said the suspects had been formally charged. The supplied report ends during the description of the charges.

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