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Air Force Detects Officials Who Attempted to Move “Illicit Substance” in Flight Iquique-Santiago: Instructed Investigation

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The Chilean Air Force (FACh) reported that it detected an attempt to transfer illegal substance by officials of the institution on a flight from Iquique to Santiago. “Thanks to the strengthening of preventive controls and permanent security procedures, it was possible to detect an attempt to transfer an illicit substance by officials of Iquique’s 1st Air Brigade, prior to an institutional flight to Santiago,” they said in a statement. After this…

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Two groups of former members of the Army and the Chilean Air Force (FACh) have been arrested after having discovered that they were trafficking illicit substances in the last few weeks. The two incidents were recorded in the north, whose border is very permeable and is the area used by drug traffickers to enter the country in large quantities and then transport it to Santiago for distribution. The first of the cases involves six Army non-commiss…

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On Saturday afternoon, the government of President Gabriel Boric reacted to what was revealed by the Chilean Air Force (FACH) regarding the detection of five officials who tried to transfer illicit substances on an institutional flight. It was during the Saturday day that, through a statement, the institution indicated that security procedures were able to detect “an attempt to transfer illicit substance by officials of the 1st Air Brigade in Iq…

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The Chilean Air Force (FACh) confirmed in a statement that an attempt to transfer an illegal substance was detected by five officials of the IA Air Brigade in Iquique, before an institutional flight to Santiago. “The corresponding protocols were immediately activated, giving notice to the Aviation Prosecutor’s Office, the authority conducting the investigation. The five involved were brought to justice and deprived of their liberty,” they report…

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In an interview with What was Missing, we talked with Gastón Saavedra, Senator PS and member of the Defense Commission, about the recent arrest of Air Force officials caught trying to transfer drugs on an institutional flight between Iquique and Santiago. The case, which is still under investigation, has not revealed the identity of those involved. #What's New Jorge Burgos, former Interior Minister for detention of FACH officials: "It needs all…

The Chilean Air Force refuses to provide information about five officials arrested for drug trafficking, sparking a conflict with the Attorney General’s Office. To read the full article, visit The Times in Spanish Source

The detainees belonged to the Iquique Air Brigade. 'The five involved were brought to justice and deprived of their liberty', the FACh said in a statement. ...

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zona-militar.com broke the news in on Saturday, July 5, 2025.
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