Five held at Purranque toll with over 60 kg of marijuana for Chiloé
On 13 October 2026 Carabineros OS-7 and the Quellón prosecutor's office stopped two vehicles on Route 5 Sur at the Purranque toll and seized more than 60 kg of marijuana bound for Quellón and Puerto Montt. Five Chilean men were formalised and remanded in pre-trial custody.
🇨🇱 Purranque toll plaza, Route 5 Sur, Los Lagos · Chile
- Arrested
- 5
- Cannabis
- 60 kg
The case began after investigators noticed marijuana sales in Quellón and the local prosecutor asked
OS-7 to trace the supply chain.[1][2] On 13 October 2026 officers intercepted the group on Route 5
Sur at the Purranque toll plaza while they were driving south from Santiago.[1][2]
Five Chilean men travelling in two vehicles were detained.[1][2] More than 60 kilograms of marijuana
was found in one of the cars, intended for distribution in Quellón and Puerto Montt.[1][2] Police
also seized both vehicles, mobile phones and cash; Cooperativa says no weapons were found.[2]
Four of the five had prior criminal records, some under Chile’s drug law.[1][2] Regional prosecutor
Carmen Gloria Wittwer called the haul one of the largest linked to Chiloé supply investigations in
2026.[2] Results were presented at a press briefing at the Carabineros training school in Puerto
Montt the same morning.[2]
The five were formalised and ordered into pre-trial detention while the investigation continues.[1][2]
La Tercera notes that police warned about mobile apps used to alert drivers to checkpoints on the
highway.[1]
Sources
- Hubo cinco detenidos: Fiscalía y Carabineros interceptan traslado de más de 60 kilos de marihuana en Los Lagos. La Tercera, 14 October 2026. In Spanish.
- Interceptaron cargamento de más de 60 kilos de marihuana en peaje de Purranque el que dejó cinco detenidos. Cooperativa Red Los Lagos, 13 October 2026. In Spanish.
Open questions the AI reported
- La Tercera and Cooperativa report more than 60 kg without an exact weight; El Insular later wrote 65 kg, which was not confirmed in the two sources used here.
- Cooperativa says two detainees live in Santiago, one in Quellón and one in Puerto Montt; the fifth man's residence was not specified.
- El Insular reported nine million pesos in cash seized; that amount was not stated in Cooperativa or La Tercera.
- No individual names were published in the sources opened.
