Investigations Police of Chile (PDI)
🇨🇱 Chile · Police · 32 reports
- People arrested
- 142
- Plants destroyed
- 295,089
- Cannabis seized
- 28.4324 t
Totals of what these reports state; a report counts when a source it cites names the agency.
PDI seizes 186 kg of pressed marijuana near San Pedro de Atacama
The PDI's anti-narcotics brigade in Calama seized 186 kg of pressed marijuana at a stash point in the border area near San Pedro de Atacama, a find the local prosecutor said came from the internal border task force. The PDI valued the load at 900 million pesos and said it would be destroyed.
Cannabis 186 kgThree sentenced in Andacollo-Coquimbo drug ring; top term over 28 years
La Serena's oral criminal court sentenced three people for drug trafficking and cannabis cultivation from homes in Tierras Blancas, Coquimbo and parcels in El Manzano, Andacollo. The main defendant received more than 28 years in prison after investigators found over 69 kg of cannabis, cocaine and firearms, while two others received eight years each.
Sentenced 3Cannabis 69 kgPrison more than 28 yearsFour held as PDI raids four drug sales points in San Joaquín
PDI detectives arrested three men and a woman aged 28 to 57 in La Legua, San Joaquín, after raiding four homes used as drug sales points. Officers seized cocaine base, cocaine hydrochloride and cannabis along with cash, phones, two firearms and a car.
Arrested 4Sites 4Vehicles confiscated 1Cash confiscated CLP 700,000Seven Colombians held leaving Iquique with 115 kg of cannabis
The PDI's Iquique anti-narcotics brigade, customs officers and the Tarapacá prosecutor's office arrested seven Colombian nationals near the Chucumata toll station with 115 kg 180 g of cannabis carried alongside cocaine in two vehicles bound for the Metropolitan Region. The adults were remanded and a minor interned after they were charged on 6 November 2026.
Arrested 7Charged 7Cannabis 115.18 kgVehicles confiscated 2PDI seizes 2.1 tonnes of Bolivian cannabis in Chañaral and Taltal; one held
PDI anti-narcotics detectives seized 2,117 kg of cannabis packed in 98 sacks, starting from a vehicle check in Chañaral that led them to a second load in the ruins of a former nitrate works in Taltal. The Chilean driver was charged with drug trafficking and remanded, and the PDI valued the haul at about 13 billion pesos.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 2.117 tVehicles confiscated 1Four held in PDI operation Vector; ammunition and 43 bags of marijuana seized
PDI detectives raided three homes in Cerro Navia, Estación Central and Renca on 4 November 2026 and detained four people in an inquiry into ammunition sold to criminal groups. The main suspect was charged with ammunition and drug trafficking, and all four were ordered into pretrial detention.
Arrested 4Charged 114 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 237Five held in Villa Alemana raids; 138 g of cannabis seized
PDI officers detained five suspected members of a family drug-selling group and raided four homes in Villa Alemana, seizing 138 g of cannabis alongside cocaine, cutting agent, a car and electronics. The five were to face a detention-control hearing, whose outcome has not been reported.
Arrested 5Cannabis 138 gSix detained as PDI raids two Boca Sur drug sales points; 115 g cannabis seized
PDI detectives raided two homes used as drug sales points in Boca Sur, San Pedro de la Paz, detaining six people. Officers seized 115 g of cannabis as part of an 870.60 g mixed drug haul, plus cash, scales and metal parts that may belong to a homemade shotgun.
Arrested 6Cannabis 115 g38-year-old held as 729 g cannabis seized in San Javier
PDI detectives in San Javier detained a 38-year-old man after finding a buried container fitted out as a cannabis grow inside a home in Orilla de Maule. Officers seized 729.27 grams of cannabis and the suspect was put at the disposal of the Guarantee Court for a detention-control hearing.
Arrested 1Cannabis 729.27 gPDI seizes 62 cannabis plants at a Diaguitas home, one man held
A Chilean man was detained when PDI detectives seized 62 cannabis plants and processed cannabis at a home in Diaguitas, in Vicuña commune. The PDI valued the haul at more than 31 million pesos; the man was sent to the Vicuña guarantee court for a detention-control hearing.
Arrested 1Plants destroyed 62Two 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 kgOne held in Molina with 2.23 grams of cannabis seized
PDI detectives detained one person in Villa Bicentenario, Molina, and seized 2.23 grams of cannabis with 15.15 grams of cocaine base. The accused was due before the local guarantee court on 30 October 2026.
Arrested 1Cannabis 2.23 gFour remanded in Copiapó after PDI seizes 5.2 kg of cannabis
Chile's investigative police arrested four people and seized 5.2 kg of cannabis in Copiapó from a ring that brought the drug from Calama for sale there and in Caldera. All four, one Chilean and three Colombians, were formally charged on 29 October 2026 and remanded; police valued the cannabis at about 38 million pesos.
Arrested 4Charged 4Cannabis 5.2 kgTwo Peruvians held as PDI seizes 57 kg of cannabis in Calama
PDI anti-narcotics detectives seized 57.12 kg of cannabis in 55 packages from a stash house in Calama on 28 October 2026 and arrested two Peruvian men. Both men were formally charged with drug trafficking before the Calama guarantee court, which set a 70-day investigation period.
Arrested 2Charged 2Cannabis 57.12 kgPDI raids two Puerto Montt homes, seizes 27 kg of cannabis, arrests one man
A 30-year-old Chilean man was arrested when PDI anti-narcotics detectives searched two homes in the La Vara and Alerce sectors of Puerto Montt on 28 October 2026. Detectives seized 27 kg of cannabis valued by the force at 217 million pesos, plus a resin press and a vehicle; the man, who had a prior drug-trafficking record, was handed to the courts for a detention hearing.
Arrested 1Cannabis 27 kg12 held in Chile drug network run from La Pintana barbershops
The PDI and Chile's Supraterritorial Prosecutor's Office detained 12 people in an October 2026 operation against a network that brought drugs in through northern Chile and laundered the proceeds through two La Pintana barbershops.
Arrested 12Charged 12PDI seizes 421 kg of cannabis in two Calama operations; two men held
Chile's Investigative Police seized 433.4 kg of illegal drugs, including 421 kg of cannabis, in two operations in Calama on 22 and 24 October 2026, arresting a 41-year-old Colombian and a 29-year-old Venezuelan in the first. Both appeared before the Calama guarantee court for a detention hearing on 23 October, while the second operation recovered 406.3 kg of cannabis in 391 packages.
Arrested 2Cannabis 421.05732 kgFour held in Gran Concepción; 12 cannabis plants seized
The PDI detained four people in Gran Concepción after a vehicle stop and searches in three communes. Officers found 12 indoor cannabis plants, along with cocaine, ketamine, 500 rounds of ammunition and a firearm with its serial number erased.
Arrested 4Plants destroyed 12Six detained in Valdivia raid; 84.2 grams of cannabis seized
Chile's investigative police and Los Ríos prosecutors detained six people in Valdivia on 13 October 2026 and dismantled a drug ring that stored and sold drugs in the city and Máfil. Detectives seized 84.2 grams of cannabis, about 2.8 kg of cocaine, ammunition and a vehicle; four of the six were taken to a detention hearing and two were released.
Arrested 6Cannabis 84.2 gPDI seizes 1.62 kg of cannabis resin sent from Santiago to Punta Arenas
Detectives of the PDI anti-narcotics brigade in Punta Arenas seized 1,620 grams of cannabis resin in 100 containers from a parcel sent from Santiago and valued by the force at 2.5 million pesos. A Chilean man with no police record was arrested when he came to collect it and was remanded in pre-trial detention.
Arrested 1Cannabis 1.62 kgColombian man held after 266.55 kg marijuana seizure at El Loa
Chilean customs officers seized 266.55 kg of marijuana in two finds within an hour at the El Loa checkpoint and detained a 35-year-old Colombian man guarding the second load. He told officers he was only watching the sacks for third parties he did not know.
Arrested 1Cannabis 266.55 kgPDI seizes 811 kg of marijuana from a ring bringing it from Bolivia
Chile's investigative police arrested four people and seized 811 kg of cannabis at a stash house in San Bernardo, in an operation against a ring that brought marijuana from Bolivia into Santiago.
Arrested 4Cannabis 811 kgFive held in Punta Arenas cannabis delivery raids; 500 g and a gun seized
PDI detectives raided several homes in Punta Arenas and detained five people accused of selling cannabis sativa by delivery. Officers seized about 500 grams of marijuana, indoor growing gear, a firearm with ammunition, cash and phones. Four were held for formalisation; the fifth was placed under a regional residence order after showing a medical cannabis prescription.
Arrested 5Cannabis 500 gCustoms finds 352 kg of cannabis in a tanker at Ollagüe
Customs officers found 352.52 kg of cannabis in the tank of a foreign-plated tanker at the Ollagüe crossing on 22 August 2026. The Bolivian driver and two receivers, a Colombian and a Venezuelan, were charged in Antofagasta and held in preventive custody.
Arrested 3Charged 3Cannabis 352.52 kg458 kg of cannabis seized in tanker at Ollagüe border; driver held
Chilean customs and police seized 458.06 kg of cannabis hidden in a Bolivian fuel tanker at the Ollagüe border crossing. The Bolivian driver was detained, charged with drug trafficking and placed in pretrial detention.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 458.06 kgChile's police pull up 1,778 cannabis plants in three Maule communes
Drug brigades of the Chilean investigative police, with an air unit, seized 1,778 cannabis plants at cultivation sites in San Clemente, Retiro and Longaví in the Maule region, announced on 11 March 2026 under Plan Cannabis 2026, along with 4.35 kg of bulk marijuana. No arrests were reported.
Plants destroyed 1,778Cannabis 4.346 kg2,400 kg of cannabis seized from truck in El Loa; one held
The Antofagasta prosecutor's office and the PDI seized 2.4 tonnes of cannabis in 2,311 packages from a cargo truck on El Loa routes, valuing it at up to 12,111 million pesos. One Chilean man was detained, formalized for drug trafficking and placed in preventive detention with a 100-day investigation period.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 2.4 tChile seizes 1,200 kg of marijuana in El Bosque; one Chilean arrested
Chilean prosecutors and the PDI's anti-narcotics brigade broke up part of an international ring in Operación Aguas Escondidas on 3 February 2026, seizing about 1,200 kg of cannabis sativa at security depots in El Bosque, Santiago, and arresting a Chilean man. Police said the marijuana came from Bolivia through Antofagasta and valued the haul at more than 6,000 million pesos.
Arrested 1Cannabis 1.2 t166 kg of creepy marijuana found in banana containers at Chilean ports
Chilean investigators, maritime police and customs seized 166 kilograms of creepy marijuana hidden in shipping containers declared as Ecuadorian banana exports, along with more than six kilograms of cocaine. The consignments arrived through San Antonio and Valparaíso and were headed for the Santiago metropolitan market.
Cannabis 166 kgChile's Plan Cannabis 2021 seized 15.5 tonnes and 293,000 plants
Chile's PDI and prosecutors closed the January-April Plan Cannabis 2021 season with more than 15.5 tonnes of processed cannabis and 293,000 plants seized, valued at 225,000 million pesos. The investigation-led operation detained 42 people, up from 4 a year earlier, and also took firearms and vehicles.
Arrested 42Plants destroyed 293,000Cannabis 15.5 tVehicles confiscated 16Navy and PDI seize 4.3 tonnes of Colombian cripy off O'Higgins in record bust
Chile's navy and the PDI intercepted a boat on the high seas off O'Higgins on 19 November 2019 and seized 4,272 kg of Colombian cripy cannabis, then the largest drug seizure in the country's history. Six Colombian nationals were arrested on board.
Arrested 6Cannabis 4.272 t