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Criminal activity and arrests in Chile and Honduras

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2026-08-24 14:50 UTC → 2026-08-26 13:01 UTC · added removed

In Chile, authorities in the Los Lagos region have targeted organized criminal activities. In Osorno, five Venezuelan nationals were placed in preventive detention following a kidnapping probe. Prosecutors linked the suspects to ‘Los Mapaches’, a faction of the Tren de Aragua criminal group. During a raid on a property used as a drug distribution hub, investigators seized cocaine, cannabis, MDMA, and firearms. This incident represents the first confirmed presence of the Los Mapaches faction in the region. In a separate legal proceeding in Puerto Varas, five individuals face charges related to the illegal extraction of timber from Army-administered property. The theft of native species across more than 160 hectares resulted in estimated fiscal damages exceeding one billion pesos. While the prosecution sought preventive detention, the court denied it, instead placing three suspects under house arrest and imposing travel bans. In Honduras, the Department of Crimes Against Life arrested two judicial proceedings regarding organized crime continue. Two brothers, known Dennis José Puerto Ramos and Junior Joel Puerto Ramos—known as ‘Chemo’ and ‘Checha’, ‘Checha’—have been placed in connection with a preventive detention for the triple homicide murder of three youths in El Cimarrón. These killings The victims were found burned, and investigations suggest the crime may have been linked to organized crime, specifically contract killings and a failed drug trafficking. and alcohol transaction. Further developments in Honduras include the arrest of four members of the ‘Los Argueta’ criminal structure in Omoa, with one suspect potentially linked to an attack on that killed five police officers. Additionally, an individual known as ‘Brayan’ was arrested in Comayagua for illegal firearm possession and is suspected of being a hitman for the MS-13 gang. Additionally, in Chile, four former Carabineros were convicted for the illegal mistreatment of a detainee in Alto Hospicio.

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  1. 2026-08-26 13:01 UTC Criminal activity and arrests in Chile and Honduras
  2. 2026-08-24 14:50 UTC Criminal activity and arrests in Chile and Honduras
  3. 2026-08-24 12:38 UTC Criminal activity and arrests in Chile and Honduras
  4. 2026-08-24 09:34 UTC Criminal activity and arrests in Chile and Honduras

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