US EditionChile: 23 arrested in connection with gang that robbed luxury homes in the United States and Europe
- Chilean police arrested 23 people in a raid named Operation Pennsylvania targeting an international gang in Santiago on April 29, 2025.
- The raid followed a year-long investigation aided by the FBI into a gang that committed robberies in the United States and Europe and laundered assets in Chile.
- The gang targeted luxury homes, including those of athletes like Travis Kelce, and stole valuables such as Kristi Noem's purse, accumulating 1.3 billion pesos worth of goods and real estate.
- Prosecutor Eduardo Baeza said the international thieves have operated in Chile for years and recently focused more on the U.S., while police noted detainees showed off their ill-gotten wealth and felt untouchable until the raid.
- The operation disrupts a rising trend of organized international thefts linked to family groups in Chile and may reduce their sense of impunity and extravagant spending.
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Chile: 23 arrested in connection with gang that robbed luxury homes in the United States and Europe
SANTIAGO (AP) — Chilean police reported Wednesday the arrest of 23 Chileans allegedly belonging to a criminal gang dedicated to robbing luxury homes in the United States and Europe after a lengthy operation that included…
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