Detectives of the Modelo Territorial Cero (MT-0) team of the Brigada de Investigación Criminal in Parral arrested a man and a woman, both adults, in the commune of Parral.[1][2][3][4] Both detainees were Chilean nationals.[4] The arrests followed judicial search orders carried out at three properties in the commune.[1][2][3][4] According to the PDI, the investigation established that drugs were being sold at those properties.[1][3][4]

During the searches detectives seized 1,632.59 grams of cannabis.[1][2][3][4] Officers also seized 3.82 grams of dosed cocaína base, 489,000 pesos in cash and a mobile phone; the cocaine is not part of the cannabis figures.[1][2][3][4]

The Fiscalía de Parral charged the man with drug trafficking and requested his pre-trial detention, which the court granted.[1][2][3][4] The woman was charged with microtráfico, small-scale drug dealing, and placed under precautionary measures to ensure she attends the proceedings.[1][2][3][4] The court set a five-month investigation period.[1][2][3][4]