Man 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.
🇨🇱 Central Antofagasta, Antofagasta region · Chile
A 33-year-old man was arrested by officers of Antofagasta’s 3rd Comisaría
(police station) on Saturday 7 November after he attacked two officers who had
come to check a complaint about disturbances at a building in the city centre.[1][2][3]Officers found the man behaving violently and assaulting them with punches,
kicks and scratches, and detained him for mistreating officers in the line of
duty.[1][2][3]The two injured officers were taken to a medical centre, where their
injuries were found to be minor.[1][2][3]
The owner of the building, used to rent out rooms, told officers the man had
also tried to attack him with a bladed weapon, and reported a strong smell of
drugs coming from one of the rooms.[1][2][3]With the owner’s authorisation,
Carabineros went into one of the rooms and found substances already divided into
doses.[1][2][3]Specialists from OS7, the Carabineros anti-drug unit, carried out
field tests that were positive for marijuana and cocaine.[1][2][3]The search
yielded 579 grams and 400 milligrams of marijuana and 164 grams and 500
milligrams of cocaine, which El America reported as a combined 743 grams and 900
milligrams of illegal substances.[1][2][3]
Carabineros presented the procedure as an example of a prompt police response to
residents’ complaints, without naming the suspect or reporting charges over the
drugs.[1]
The event took place on 7 November 2026, as SoyChile reported it in a page dated 8 November 2026.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Diario El Americaelamerica.clESUn detenido, dos Carabineros lesionados y droga incautada en el centro de Antofagasta
SoyChilesoychile.clESDos carabineros lesionados en procedimiento donde incautaron drogas en el centro de Antofagasta
ADN Radioadnradio.clESVuelco en fiscalización por desórdenes en Antofagasta: dos carabineros son golpeados en procedimiento
Open questions the AI reported
The article gives no time for the incident beyond the Saturday 7 November 2026 date; the 22:09 stamp at the top of the page may be the publication time.
The suspect is described only as a 33-year-old man; no name, nationality or prior record was reported.
No charge over the drugs was reported, only detention for mistreating officers in the line of duty, and no court hearing or outcome was published.
The 579.4 grams of marijuana is described as dosed substances testing positive in field tests; no laboratory confirmation or value estimate was published.
Only the El America account was found; no Carabineros regional statement or other outlet reporting this event could be opened.
The article does not say whether the cocaine was part of any charge against the man, and its quantity is excluded from this cannabis report.
SoyChile reproduces the same Carabineros release as Diario El America, so the two accounts are not independent reporting.
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