Penal - Rol N° O-1265-2019

This document details a legal case concerning drug trafficking in Chile. The defendant, BERNABE VITO ZEBALLOS COPATITI, was apprehended at the Río Loa customs checkpoint while attempting to transport cocaine concealed within ovules in his body. A total of 52 ovules containing cocaine, weighing approximately 613 grams, were seized. The defendant was charged with illicit trafficking of narcotic and psychotropic substances under Law 20.000 and sentenced to four years of imprisonment. The sentence includes expulsion from Chile with a 10-year re-entry ban, to be carried out within 30 days. The time spent in detention since February 28, 2019, will be credited. A previously imposed fine of 40 UTM was substituted by 120 days of imprisonment, which are considered served. The defendant's personal details include being 25 years old, Bolivian nationality, a university student, residing at Calle Sotomayor N° 548, oficina 401, edificio El Greco, Iquique, and his parents are Francisco Zeballo Reyes and Victoria Copatiti Condori. The court recognized mitigating factors under articles 11 N° 6 and 11 N° 9 of the Penal Code. The full reasoning is available in the audio recording of the hearing. Key legal provisions include articles 3 and 1 of Law 20.000, article 34 of Law 18.216, article 17 of Law 19.970, article 468 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and articles 11 N° 6 and 11 N° 9 of the Penal Code. Failure to comply with the expulsion order will result in effective imprisonment. The ruling is final and executory.

• Datos básicos del caso: * Tribunal: Juzgado de Garantía de Iquique. * RUC: RUT * RIT: 1265 – 2019 * Fecha: 28 de agosto de 2019 * Tipo de procedimiento: Abreviado.

• Hechos acreditados: * El 28 de febrero de 2019, alrededor de las 13:00 horas, en la avanzada aduanera Río Loa, personal de aduanas fiscalizó un bus de la empresa Pullman Bus con destino a Antofagasta. * El imputado, Nombre, fue descubierto transportando ovoides con droga en su cuerpo. * Evacuó 21 ovoides con cocaína en el lugar. * Posteriormente, durante la detención, evacuó 31 ovoides adicionales. * Se incautaron 52 ovoides en total, conteniendo cocaína, con un peso aproximado de 613 gramos.

• **Calificación jurídic...