Two Subjects Who Used Backhoe to Cover Ditches in Colchane Are Arrested

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Two Bolivians were arrested on the northern border after being caught with a backhoe to cover the ditch, with the...

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Two subjects of Bolivian nationality were arrested in Colchane, Tarapacá region, during Sunday’s day by personnel of the OS-7 of Carabineros. The individuals were allegedly using a backhoe to “clear land and illegally enable unauthorized steps.” According to the detail given by the police institution, the fact was discovered by Carabineros officials during a border patrol in the commune. The accused, according to Carabineros, used the machinery …

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Bolivians will be formalized by vehicle smuggling.

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Fact Sheet: Two Bolivians were arrested in Colchane for operating a backhoe to fill in ditches on the border between Chile and Bolivia. The operation was carried out as part of the ‘Border Shield’ plan to curb irregular immigration. Tap to see the full context. Context: The operation was carried out by officers from the OS-7 unit of the Carabineros (Chilean National Police) in Iquique during a deployment of the ‘Border Shield’ plan. The detainee…

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Intervention on the Chilean-Bolivian border reveals smuggling attempts, while security measures are reinforced with the Border Shield plan.

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Once apprehended, the defendants went to detention control, where the court fixed the extension of their capture until this Thursday in order to gather further evidence.