Woman held trying to smuggle 23 g of cannabis into Linares prison
A 55-year-old Chilean woman was arrested after Gendarmería and PDI officers caught her trying to bring drugs hidden in her clothing into the Linares prison. Officers seized 22.72 grams of cannabis sativa alongside cocaine base and an unidentified substance, for a combined 175.94 grams.
🇨🇱 Centro de Cumplimiento Penitenciario de Linares, Linares · Chile
A joint procedure by the Investigative Police (PDI) and Gendarmería stopped
illicit substances from entering the Linares prison.[1]Gendarmería officers
spotted a woman trying to bring drugs hidden among her clothing into the
facility.[1]They called in detectives from the Linares BRIANT anti-narcotics
brigade.[1]
Officers seized139.94 grams of cocaine base, 22.72 grams of cannabis sativa and
13.28 grams of a substance whose composition had not yet been determined.[1]The total seizure was 175.94 grams of substances.[1]
The woman, aged 55 and of Chilean nationality, was detained for alleged
responsibility for violating article 4 of Law 20,000.[1]The coordinated work
kept the substances from entering the prison in the commune.[1]
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Photo captioned 'Cárcel Linares' published with the report on the attempted drug entry into the Linares prison.Photo details
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Cannabis
22.72 g
Agencies
Policía de Investigaciones (PDI); Gendarmería
Agency type
Police, Anti-narcotics agency
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (22.72 g)
Activity
Trafficking
Setting
Prison
Charge
infracción al artículo 4° de la Ley 20.000
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Maule
Date
Publication date
Sources
Diario El Centrodiarioelcentro.clESMujer fue detenida tras intentar ingresar droga oculta entre sus prendas a la cárcel de Linares - Diario El Centro
Open questions the AI reported
No separate date for the operation was given; 13 November 2026 is the publication date and stands in for the incident date.
The 139.94 grams of cocaine base and 13.28 grams of unidentified substance are excluded from the cannabis figures; only the separately stated 22.72 grams of cannabis sativa is recorded as cannabis.
The cannabis was identified as cannabis sativa with no laboratory confirmation or court outcome reported.
No detention measure, charge formalisation or later court result beyond the arrest was reported.
The account rests on a single outlet; no second source was found.
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