Six held in east Rancagua, four for drug trafficking, 45 g of marijuana seized
Carabineros held six people in an operation in east Rancagua and seized 984 g of cocaína base, 45 g of marijuana and cash. Four were detained for drug trafficking, one for a judicial order, one for damage; five are Chilean, one Colombian.
Carabineros of the Diego Portales sub-commission held six people in a wide
operation in eastern Rancagua, in coordination with the police investigation
section of the Rancagua Oriente Third Station and the Seventh Station, and
seized984 grams of cocaína base (pasta base), 45 grams of marijuana and cash.[1]Four of the six were detained for the crime of drug trafficking, a fifth
for holding a valid judicial order, and a sixth for damage; it was also
established that one of the four trafficking detainees had an outstanding arrest
warrant.[2]
Five of the detained are of Chilean nationality and one of Colombian
nationality.[2]
Photos and video
Photo published with El Rancagüino's report of the six detained in the eastern Rancagua operation. Photo: El Rancagüino.Photo details
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No date is given for the operation itself; 13 November 2026 is the publication date of both accounts and stands in for the incident date.
The seized cash is not quantified in either account.
No charge or court outcome has been reported for the six detainees; the case is at the investigation stage.
The El Tipógrafo page photo (PHOTO-2026-11-13-08-43-20) carries no caption or credit and is not confirmed to depict the detainees or the seized drugs, so it is not listed as media; the El Rancagüino handout image is listed instead.
Both accounts reproduce the same operation statement and the cocaine figure, but the El Rancagüino account adds the coordinating units, so the two are not fully independent reporting of every detail.
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