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Chile Exposes Smuggling Ring that Shipped US$917m in Stolen Copper to China

Chilean investigators dismantled cross-border networks after one of largest organised crime operations in South American country’s history.

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Chile has dismantled a criminal network dedicated to the theft between 2020 and 2025 of large amounts of...

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The magnitude of the fraud is historical. A criminal organization, disarticulated under the so-called “Operation High Voltage”, managed to raise the staggering figure of $900 billion pesos during five years of illicit activity. The operation, which included raids in seven regions and the detention of 28 people, put Abdel Karim Sukni Guadalah, brother of renowned and controversial lawyer Helhue Sukni, at the center of the hurricane. The copper “p…

A criminal organization dedicated itself for five years to the illegal theft and export of copper, mainly to China, managing to raise 860 billion pesos in sales and refunds of VAT linked to exports, T13. The investigation, called Operation High Voltage, was carried out in seven regions, with 49 houses raided and the detention of 28 people, including Abdel Karim Sukni Guadalah, brother of the media lawyer, Helhue Sukni. From the Investigation Pol…

Chilean authorities launched "Operation High Pressure," successfully dismantling a criminal syndicate that smuggled $917 million worth of stolen copper to China between 2020 and 2025. The operation resulted in the arrest of 25 people and exposed the organization's sophisticated methods of exporting goods and fraudulently claiming tax refunds through the port of Iquique. Under President Castel's leadership, Chile is strengthening surveillance to …

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Bloomberg broke the news in United States on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
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