Gendarmería Chile seizes over 800 drug doses in Talca prison raid

Chile's Gendarmería conducted a large‑scale raid at the Talca Correctional Facility on June 3, seizing more than 800 doses of various narcotics and additional prohibited items. The operation, carried out after the daily visitation period, included body searches of inmates and a special search of the prison gym. Regional authorities highlighted the raid as part of a coordinated effort with Carabineros and the Police of Investigations to combat organized crime inside penitentiaries and to reinforce public security. Officials said the action demonstrates a permanent commitment to preventing drug trafficking and criminal networks from operating within correctional institutions.