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- Carabinero shot dead in Quilleco while responding to domestic violence case
- Carabineros sergeant killed in Quilleco while responding to domestic violence call
- Sergeant Jaime Urrea killed in shooting in Quilleco: Minister Arrau demands more tools for Carabineros
- Man dies from eight gunshot wounds in San Pedro de la Paz: fifth homicide in seven days in Biobío
- Man shot dead outside his home in Concepción: 63rd homicide of the year in Biobío
- Maickel Villegas convicted for kidnapping and murder of former lieutenant Ronald Ojeda
- Argentine truck driver detained at Los Libertadores with veterinary pharmaceuticals hidden in spare wheel
- Drug war in south Santiago: two drug lords and a police officer executed
- Tren de Aragua member convicted of kidnapping and murder of Ronald Ojeda in Chile
- Maickel Villegas convicted of kidnapping and murder of Ronald Ojeda in Chile
- Court sentences two men to 15 years in prison for murder of teenager in La Granja
- Maickel Villegas found guilty of kidnapping and murder of Ronald Ojeda in Santiago
- Two murders, 700 kilos of drugs and millions in bags: the "El Poroto" case in Lo Espejo
- PDI and Public Prosecutor's Office dismantle first PCC cell in Chile: 20 detained
- Seven detained in Chile linked to PCC: operation spanned 11 regions
- Death of Carabineros Corporal in Santiago: NGO Campo Seguro condemns incident
- Retired generals condemn murder of Corporal Cristopher Aguilera in Lo Espejo
- Prosecutors and police dismantle first PCC cell in Chile
- Bolivian detained with 16 kilograms of coca leaves in Chillán held in preventive custody
- Operation in Antofagasta dismantles criminal gang and captures Colombian with pending sentence
- Arica Prosecutor Authorises New Bolivian Timber Shipments Despite Active Investigation
- Raid on Autopista Central: eight officials charged with fraud in TAG toll notices in La Granja
- Four gendarmes detained over tax fraud in investigation involving the Army
- Four Gendarmería officials detained for fraud against treasury in three regions
- Chile joins Shield of the Americas against transnational organised crime
- Chile joins Americas Shield to combat transnational organised crime
- Chile joins Shield of the Americas to combat transnational organised crime
- Young worker murdered at restaurant in Rengo: witness contradicts PDI account
- Government condemned to pay 40 million pesos to former student tortured at Talcahuano Naval Base in 1974
- Over a thousand years in prison for 18 members of the Resistencia Mapuche Lafkenche for attack on Molino Grollmus
- Drug trafficking in northern ports: Antofagasta prosecutor warns of biocean corridor
- 91-year-old woman found dead in Pitrufquén: theft, assault and rape under investigation
- Chilean Prosecutor names Diosdado Cabello as responsible for the murder of Ronald Ojeda
- Tribute to Orlando Letelier in Chile 50 years after the attack in Washington D.C.
- Chilean prosecutor names Diosdado Cabello as author of Ronald Ojeda murder contract
- Urban singer arrested in Coquimbo with firearms, death threats and sexual offence
- Capricorn Biocean Corridor alerts Chilean prosecutor to drug-trafficking route risk
- 36 dead during Fiestas Patrias: 16 homicides and 20 road fatalities
- Suspect arrested in homicide of 23-year-old in Limache, Valparaíso region
- 23-year-old cook stabbed to death in Rengo inn; suspect reported to be irregular Venezuelan migrant
- 23-year-old man stabbed to death near ramadas in Limache: PDI investigates brawl or robbery
- Two murders in La Granja and Santiago: Colombian killed in attack from moving vehicle
- Young man stabbed to death in Limache square during Fiestas Patrias
- Double femicide in Villarrica: mother and daughter die and partner is arrested
- Colombian prisoner who fled Copiapó reportedly had romantic relationship with facility employee
- PDI detains man over clandestine slaughtering and animal cruelty in Placilla, Valparaíso
- Colombian man convicted of homicide flees during son's christening and is recaptured in Antofagasta
- Five active detectives investigated for extorting the Chen Clan in Santiago
- Man shot dead in Pudahuel apartment block after letting three subjects inside
- First clandestine poppers laboratory dismantled in Chile: three arrested
- PDI detectives and former prosecutor Fodich in preventive detention for extortive kidnappings in Santiago
- Chilean biochemist detained for leading clandestine synthetic drug laboratory in Quintero
- Confessed killer of Mariana Sepúlveda released: crime time-barred after 18 years
- Confessed author of Carabineros officer's killing in Renca held in preventive detention
- One of three fugitives captured in connection with murder of carabinero officer in Renca
- Chile's Public Prosecutor identifies Diosdado Cabello as intellectual author of Ronald Ojeda's murder
- Chilean Prosecution Accuses Diosdado Cabello of Paying for Ronald Ojeda's Murder
- Former Prosecutor Vinko Fodich and three police officers detained for extortive kidnappings in Chile
- Mayor of Llay Llay charged in investigation into tax fraud and bribery
- Man arrested for attempted homicide in San Pedro de la Paz: firearm and drugs seized