Carabineros carried out two successful procedures against cigarette smuggling in the Antofagasta region, managing to seize a total of 4,888 bales of cigarettes, equivalent to 2,420,535 packs, with an estimated value of more than $6,535 million in the national market. The operations, carried out on February 9 and 10, 2025, resulted in the arrest of eight people, including members of a criminal organization dedicated to illicit trafficking. First procedure: Ascotán checkpoint The first operation was carried out on February 9 near the unauthorized El Inca pass, in the commune of Calama. After receiving a telephone complaint, Carabineros from the Ascotán Checkpoint, with the support of the Chile... [Read more]