Carabineros de Chile
🇨🇱 Chile · Gendarmerie · 36 reports
- People arrested
- 223
- Plants destroyed
- 23,362
- Cannabis seized
- 19.0464 t
Totals of what these reports state; a report counts when a source it cites names the agency.
Five held in Chañaral with 156 kg of marijuana after a Route 5 check
Carabineros in Chile's Atacama region detained five Chilean adults after officers found 140 marijuana packages in two vehicles at a service station on Route 5 Norte in Chañaral, and seized 156 kg 692 g of marijuana. Prosecutors formalised trafficking charges against the five and a Chañaral court placed them all in preventive detention; Carabineros valued the haul at about 1.57 billion pesos.
Arrested 5Charged 5Cannabis 156.692 kgVehicles confiscated 2Woman held as 11.875 kg of pressed marijuana found in a bus at Nogales
Carabineros of the Hijuelas highway unit detained a woman on suspicion of drug trafficking after finding ten packages of pressed marijuana in the luggage of an interprovincial bus on Ruta 5 Norte at Nogales. Officers seized 11 kilos and 875 grams of pressed marijuana and placed the woman at the disposal of the Ministerio Público.
Arrested 1Cannabis 11.875 kgMan held after attacking Carabineros in Antofagasta; 579 g of marijuana seized
Carabineros arrested a 33-year-old man in central Antofagasta after he punched, kicked and scratched two officers who came to check a noise complaint, and both officers were treated for minor injuries. Searching his rented room with the owner's consent, officers found marijuana and cocaine doses, and OS7 tests were positive for 579.4 grams of marijuana alongside 164.5 grams of cocaine.
Arrested 1Cannabis 579 gSites 1Injured 2Airport worker's THC gummies sicken 7 coworkers, one in coma
A Santiago airport cargo worker was detained after sharing THC gummies with seven coworkers, who suffered intoxication at work. One victim was left in serious condition under induced coma, and the worker was charged with eight drug and negligent-injury offences.
Arrested 1Charged 1Injured 7Driver held as Carabineros find 2,066 kg of marijuana in a truck at Taltal
Carabineros at the Alemania checkpoint on Route 5 Norte in Taltal stopped a truck before dawn on 3 November 2026 and found 2,066 kilograms of marijuana in 98 sacks in its cargo area. The driver was detained, and the Antofagasta regional prosecutor said the investigation was continuing into the network behind the load.
Arrested 1Cannabis 2.066 tTwo charged with microtrafficking after 46 g taxi seizure in Punta Arenas
Carabineros stopped a taxi in Punta Arenas on 3 November 2026 and seized 46.3 grams of marijuana from the driver and passenger. Both men were formally charged with small-quantity trafficking and ordered to sign fortnightly and remain in the region during a 60-day investigation.
Arrested 2Charged 2Cannabis 46.3 g5 held in La Ligua as police seize 151 kg of marijuana
Carabineros detained five adults and seized 151 kilos of processed marijuana at kilometre 163 of Route 5 Norte in Longotoma, La Ligua. The OS7-led operation intercepted a drug-laden pickup and two alleged surveillance vehicles, also seizing nearly 1 million pesos in cash.
Arrested 5Cannabis 151 kg14 held as 237 cannabis plants seized in Los Ríos sweep
Carabineros detained 14 people during five extraordinary patrol rounds in Chile's Los Ríos Region in the last week before 2 November 2026. Officers seized 22 kg of unspecified drugs and 237 cannabis plants, valued together at 220 million pesos.
Arrested 14Plants destroyed 237Two held with cocaine and cannabis on Ruta 5 Norte at Nogales
Carabineros of the Hijuelas highway unit detained two people on Ruta 5 Norte at Nogales after finding doses of cocaine and marijuana in a vehicle check. Officers seized the drugs plus a digital gram scale and cash, and both detainees were placed at the disposal of the Ministerio Público.
Arrested 23 held selling marijuana in central Río Bueno
Carabineros detained two men and a woman in central Río Bueno for alleged street microtrafficking of marijuana portioned in paper wraps. Officers seized the drug plus a knife, cash, phones and the car, sending two suspects to detention hearings while the third was released pending summons.
Arrested 3Four held as 1.5 kg cannabis seized in Cochrane raid
Carabineros in Cochrane seized about 1.5 kg of cannabis sativa after a driver tried to evade a vehicle check, leading to a court-authorized home search. Three people found in the house were detained and then released pending summons, while the driver was sent to detention control.
Arrested 4Cannabis 1.5 kgCarabineros seize 2,200 kg of drugs, mainly marijuana, in El Loa province; 29 held
Carabineros' OS7 section in El Loa province, Antofagasta region, detained 29 people during October 2026 and seized 2,200 kg of illegal drugs. The haul was mainly marijuana, along with coca paste, cocaine hydrochloride and ketamine, and the unit valued the whole load at more than 4,500 million pesos.
Arrested 29Two held after Los Ángeles car stop finds cannabis, ketamine and cocaine
Carabineros stopped a car at the 400 block of calle Bulnes in Los Ángeles on the night of 30 October 2026 and found bags of marijuana, ketamine and cocaine hydrochloride in a handbag. Two people, a 30-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman, were arrested and taken to detention control, and police seized cash and the car.
Arrested 2Five held in Concepción raids; drugs valued over 20 million pesos
OS7 officers detained five Chileans in Concepción and San Pedro de la Paz after searches of three homes, including a delivery-selling group. Police seized more than 2,500 bulk marijuana doses plus cocaine and other drugs, which they valued at more than 20 million pesos.
Arrested 5Two held with 1.2 kg of cannabis in Estación Central raids
Detectives arrested two men in the Pequeña Caracas sector of Estación Central after seizing 1,204 grams of cannabis from two homes. One accused was ordered into pretrial detention and prosecutors appealed the refusal to detain the second.
Arrested 2Charged 2Cannabis 1.20416 kgThree held as OS-7 raids four homes in Codegua and Mostazal
Carabineros' OS-7 unit detained two men aged 18 and 28 and a woman of 33 in searches of four homes in Codegua and San Francisco de Mostazal, in Chile's O'Higgins region. Police seized marijuana, growing cannabis plants, cocaine, ketamine, ammunition, two air guns and 918,200 pesos in cash.
Arrested 3One held with 51.9 kg of marijuana in Estación Central vehicle check
Municipal inspectors and Carabineros stopped a speeding car in a bus-only lane on Calle Arica, Estación Central, and seized 51.89 kg of marijuana in 50 brick packages. An adult Dominican man with expired documents was arrested and sent to a detention-control hearing for alleged infringement of the Drugs Act (Law 20,000).
Arrested 1Cannabis 51.89 kgCouple held in Coyhaique after 1 kg of cannabis found in jars in a suitcase
Carabineros' OS7 anti-drug unit searched a home in Coyhaique with the occupants' consent and found more than 30 glass jars holding about a kilogram of cannabis, hidden in a suitcase. A 38-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman, both without criminal records, were detained; the man was remanded in pre-trial detention.
Arrested 2Cannabis 1 kgAtacama: preventive prison for driver of truck with 1,749 kg of marijuana
Chile’s Atacama prosecutors secured preventive detention on 14 October 2026 for a Bolivian truck driver formalised over 1,749 kilograms of marijuana found in 85 sacks aboard an abandoned truck on Route 5 Norte south of Vallenar. Carabineros’ OS7 unit had stopped the convoy during road checks; the driver fled on foot and was arrested hours later near the cargo.
Charged 1Cannabis 1.74973 tFive held at Purranque toll with over 60 kg of marijuana for Chiloé
On 13 October 2026 Carabineros OS-7 and the Quellón prosecutor's office stopped two vehicles on Route 5 Sur at the Purranque toll and seized more than 60 kg of marijuana bound for Quellón and Puerto Montt. Five Chilean men were formalised and remanded in pre-trial custody.
Arrested 5Cannabis 60 kgIX Chile–Bolivia border operation detains 20; 769 g of marijuana seized
Chile's Carabineros and Bolivia's police ran their ninth binational border operation in Chile's northern macrozone from 5 to 9 October 2026, detaining 20 people and recovering 23 stolen vehicles. Five of the detentions were under Chile's drugs law, and officers seized 769 grams of marijuana.
Arrested 20Cannabis 769 g972 kg of marijuana seized in three Calama-Sierra Gorda operations; three held
Chilean prosecutors and Carabineros seized 972 kilos 930 grams of marijuana in three operations in Calama and Sierra Gorda on 5 October 2026 and detained two Colombians and a Chilean. All three were formalised and remanded in pre-trial custody for drug trafficking.
Arrested 3Charged 3Cannabis 972.93 kgFour detained in Valdivia car check; 119 grams of cannabis seized
Carabineros detained four adults during a vehicle check on calle Argentina in Valdivia on 5 October 2026, seizing 119.1 grams of processed marijuana alongside ketamine and coca paste. One detainee assaulted an officer while trying to flee, and all four were referred for a detention-control hearing.
Arrested 4Cannabis 119.1 gEight held in Puente Alto as OS7 seizes 1.26 tonnes of Bolivian marijuana
Two Carabineros OS7 operations ending in Puente Alto on the eve of the Fiestas Patrias holidays seized 1,258 kg of Bolivian marijuana brought in through Colchane in Tarapacá and led to eight arrests, seven of them Colombians. Prosecutors said the sacks were labelled for different recipient groups and that the investigation into the suppliers and buyers continues.
Arrested 8Cannabis 1.258298 tOS7 seizes about 1,650 kg of cannabis in Louis Vuitton-branded packs
On 10 September 2026 Chile's OS7 Carabineros and the Supraterritorial Prosecutor's Office announced the seizure of about 1,650 kg of cannabis sativa moved from Antofagasta toward Santiago for Fiestas Patrias sales, some in Louis Vuitton-logo packages. Four foreign nationals — two Venezuelan and two Colombian — were arrested after a monitored highway delivery.
Arrested 4Cannabis 1.65 tEight remanded in Operación Amsterdam cannabis trafficking case
Santiago's Fourth Guarantee Court placed eight accused in pretrial detention in Operación Imperio Amsterdam, a medical-dispensary cannabis case with 72 people detained nationwide. Prosecutors allege leaders used Dispensario Nacional and MA Botanics to grow and sell high-THC cannabis under medical cover for gains over 8 billion pesos.
Arrested 72OS7 seizes 737 kg of marijuana in a Calama house, one man held
On 30 August 2026 Carabineros OS7 and GOPE, with the Antofagasta prosecutor's office, raided a Calama house and seized 737.3 kg of marijuana traced from Bolivia. A 28-year-old Colombian man was arrested and remanded in pre-trial custody for drug trafficking.
Arrested 1Cannabis 737.3 kgChile cut 3 months from a sentence over 867 kg of marijuana found at Pica
Carabineros stopped a Bolivian scout for a drug convoy carrying 867 kg of marijuana near Alto Lirima, Pica, in July 2021; he was sentenced to five years and a day. In May 2026 the Ministry of Justice cut three months from his term, one of 115 drug-offender commutations the ministry did not oppose.
Cannabis 867 kgCalama tanker truck hid 4,695 kg of marijuana in record Antofagasta seizure
Chilean prosecutors and Carabineros seized 4,695 kilograms of marijuana and ketamine from a tanker truck in Calama on 30 April 2026, detaining three Colombians and a Bolivian loader. Antofagasta’s regional prosecutor called it the largest single seizure in 25 years of criminal procedure reform; all four were formalised and held in preventive detention.
Arrested 4Cannabis 4.695 tCarabineros seize 1,845 kg of cannabis hidden near Taltal
Carabineros and the Antofagasta prosecutor's office seized 1,845 kg of cannabis hidden in a ravine near Taltal and arrested two Venezuelan adults. The prosecutor's office said they would be formally charged in the coming days.
Arrested 2Cannabis 1.845 t1,344 kg of marijuana seized in two Calama-Baquedano road checks
Carabineros seized 1,344 kg of marijuana in two van checks on Route 5 and at Calama's southern exit on 15-16 March 2026, detaining four people. The operation also yielded 4 kg of cocaine hydrochloride, excluded from the cannabis figure, and all detainees awaited formal charging.
Arrested 4Cannabis 1.344 tChile: eight held as OS7 uproots 23,125 cannabis plants in Monte Patria
Carabineros' OS7 Limarí unit and the Ovalle prosecutor's office detained eight people and uprooted more than 23,125 live cannabis plants in the Rapel sector of Monte Patria, Coquimbo. All eight were formalised and remanded in preventive detention, and a second operation on the Ovalle–Monte Patria road seized more than 40 kg of processed marijuana.
Arrested 8Plants destroyed 23,125Cannabis 40 kgBolivian trucker held after 110 kg marijuana found in Chilean soy load
Customs officers at Chile's Chungará border post found 48 packages holding 110.1 kg of marijuana hidden among bulk soybeans in a Bolivian truck bound for Colombia, and arrested the driver. The Arica prosecutor's office charged him with drug trafficking and a court ordered him held in preventive detention.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 110.1 kg848 kg of marijuana seized in San Antonio port bound for Dominican Republic
Chilean authorities seized 848.4 kg of Colombian creepy marijuana from a container inside the Port of San Antonio bound for the Dominican Republic. The joint Operación Independencia haul of 762 packages in 40 boxes was valued at 3,187,147,260 Chilean pesos.
Cannabis 848.4 kg251 THC cartridges bound for Rapa Nui seized; one held
Chilean customs, navy and police officers arrested a Peruvian man they called the leader of a gang sending 251 liquid-THC cartridges by sea to Easter Island. He was formalised for drug trafficking in Valparaíso on 12 June 2025 and remanded for 100 days; Carabineros valued the 50,200 doses at more than 25 million pesos.
Arrested 1Charged 1426 kg of Colombian cripy marijuana seized in Santiago; 3 arrested
Chilean Carabineros seized 426 kg of Colombian “cripy” marijuana sent by truck through Arica for sale in Santiago and arrested three Colombians, including the alleged ring leader. The joint “Pacífico Sur” operation with Colombia, Ecuador and Peru was described as Chile’s largest seizure of the high-potency strain, valued at about US$9 million.
Arrested 3Cannabis 426 kg