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Chilean Chief Prosecutor Admits Crime Outpaced Institutions
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Chilean Chief Prosecutor admits crime outpaced institutions
Chilean Chief Prosecutor Ángel Valencia reckoned Thursday that authorities in his country were grappling against transnational crime networks engaging in activities like drug trafficking, migrant smuggling, and sexual exploitation, which marks a significant shift from previous criminal activity and poses new challenges.
After revealing cases of drug trafficking linked to former FFAA officials, the national prosecutor, Ángel Valencia, called for changes in institutionality. The investigations point to networks formed by Army non-commissioned officers and members of the FACH, who would have moved drugs from Iquique to Santiago and even in institutional flights. In conversation with Radio Pauta, Valencia pointed out that “all institutionality has to change or has …
The highest persecutor maintained that as long as there is no effective migration control on the northern border, people will continue to enter and leave with arrest warrants or pending trials with the justice system.
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