Detectives of the Peñalolén criminal-investigation brigade detained six people in Melipilla for drug trafficking.[1] Five of those detained were Bolivian nationals and one was Chilean.[2] The group included a minor.[1] The adult suspects were due to appear for a detention review the following day.[1] The detained minor had already appeared before the Melipilla guarantee court.[1]

The operation took place in the Huilco Bajo sector of Melipilla, where officers found people unloading packages of doubtful origin from a truck.[1] Neighbours had tipped off the brigade about a truck with people around it at a rural property, unloading packages of doubtful origin.[1] Officers found that the truck’s ramp had been modified to conceal drugs.[1] A Briacan sniffer dog found more drugs hidden inside the spare tyres.[1] Detectives seized 201 kilos of marijuana together with cocaine-based drugs, as part of a haul first reported as 350 kilos.[1] Officers also seized seven mobile phones, the truck and cash.[1]

Police said the drugs came from Bolivia and were intended for sale and distribution mainly in Melipilla province.[1] The combined haul was valued at more than 2,000 million pesos.[1] Puranoticia likewise reported that the PDI detained six people for drug trafficking in Melipilla.[3]