5 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.
🇨🇱 kilometre 163 of Route 5 Norte, Longotoma, La Ligua · Chile
Arrested
5
Cannabis
151 kg
Carabineros detained five adults, all with police records, in an anti-drug
operation at kilometre 163 of Route 5 Norte at Longotoma in the commune of La
Ligua.[1] Officers seized 151 kilos of processed marijuana in the operation.[1] Officers acting on intelligence work intercepted a pickup truck carrying
the drugs and driven by one of the detainees.[1] In follow-up steps, officers
detained four other people travelling in two vehicles who allegedly provided
surveillance to facilitate the drug transfer, and seized nearly 1 million pesos
in cash.[1]
The operation was led by the OS7 section, in coordination with the Los Andes
Prosecutor’s Office and with support from the Centauro Squadron of the Aconcagua
Prefecture.[1] Petorca provincial presidential delegate Andrés Soza said drug
seizures on the province’s routes had increased during 2026 thanks to
intelligence work and police work, and said the government backed the work to
break up gangs affecting residents’ quality of life.[1]
The articles give only their publication date of 3 November 2026 and no separate date for the operation, so the report uses the publication date as the incident date
No charges, court hearing or other judicial outcome were reported
The nearly 1 million pesos in seized cash is not a cannabis valuation and is therefore excluded from figures
The La Región Hoy page image carries alt text about fruit and vegetable prices that does not establish it shows this seizure, so no media entry is listed
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Puranoticia: The presidential delegation said the procedure was part of inspection and investigation actions to combat drug trafficking and strengthen security on Petorca province routes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
