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Two Former Military Personnel Convicted of Smuggling Migrants in Colchane After Facilitating Venezuelan Entry

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The Tamarugal Prosecutor's Office obtained the first conviction against Army officials for the crime of smuggling migrants on the border of Colchane, Tarapacá region. These are two ex-military officers who were convicted after being accused of participating in the irregular entry into Chile of a Venezuelan woman through ... Continue reading "Two ex-military men are convicted for smuggling migrants in Colchane after facilitating the entry of Vene…

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The Tamarugal Prosecutor's Office obtained the first conviction against Army officials for the crime of smuggling migrants on the border of Colchane, Tarapacá region. These are two ex-military officers who were convicted after being accused of participating in the irregular entry into Chile of a Venezuelan woman through ... Continue reading "Two ex-military men are convicted for smuggling migrants in Colchane after facilitating the entry of Vene…

·Concepción, Chile
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In an unprecedented decision for the Tarapacá region, the Iquique Oral Criminal Court handed down the first conviction against former army officials for the crime of smuggling migrants. The defendants, identified with the initials O.E.L.P. and D.N.M.M.M., were found guilty of facilitating the irregular entry of a Venezuelan citizen [...] The entry Condemns two former military personnel for smuggling migrants in Colchane was first published in De…

In an unpublished verdict for the northern macrozone, the Iquique Oral Criminal Court found guilty two former army officials for trafficking a Venezuelan woman while carrying out security work. The analysis of their cell phones was the key piece to reveal how the uniforms guided the victim through unauthorized steps using the state surveillance infrastructure. The migration crisis on the northern border of Chile has added an unprecedented judici…

Following a three-day trial, the Tamarugal Prosecutor's Office secured the first conviction for the crime of migrant smuggling against two Army officers who, while on duty, participated in the entry of a Venezuelan woman through an unauthorized border crossing in the Colchane commune last May. Both defendants are no longer part of the military. The evidence presented by Prosecutor Karem Gómez proved that on the day of the incident, the defendant…

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BioBioChile broke the news in Concepción, Chile on Tuesday, August 11, 2026.
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