Penal - Rol N° O-9788-2018

The case involves a conviction for illicit drug trafficking under Ley 20.000. The defendant, Leyda Laura Jorge Colque, was apprehended at the Hospital Salvador on October 17, 2018, with approximately 15 ovoids containing cocaine base in her digestive system. She expelled 3 ovoids weighing 182 grams. The court sentenced her to 5 years and one day of imprisonment, a fine, and perpetual disqualification from political rights and public office. However, the custodial sentence was substituted with the expulsion from Chilean territory, prohibiting her return for 10 years. The court considered mitigating factors such as the defendant's lack of prior criminal records and her cooperation with the investigation through acceptance of the abbreviated procedure. The prosecution argued for the conviction and the proposed sentence, while the defense emphasized the mitigating factors and the time already served. The tribunal found the evidence sufficient and upheld the penalty proposed by the Prosecution, including the substitution with expulsion. Key legal provisions cited include articles related to drug trafficking, authorship, mitigating circumstances, evidence valuation, and sentence substitution. Conditions for the substituted sentence include expulsion, with revocation and fulfillment of the original sentence in case of non-compliance.

• Datos básicos del caso:

• Tribunal: Octavo Juzgado de Garantía de Santiago.
• RUC: 1801245622-7
• RIT: 9788-2018
• Fecha: 5 de agosto de 2019.
• Tipo de procedimiento: Abreviado.

• Hechos acreditados:

• El 17 de octubre de 2018, aproximadamente a la 01:00 horas, en el Hospital Salvador, ubicado en Dirección, Providencia, Nombre fue sorprendida por Carabineros.
• Nombre portaba en su aparato digestivo, aproximadamente 15 ovoides.
• Alrededor de las 03:25 horas, expulsó 3 ovoides, que contenían una sustancia líquida que resultó positiva para base de cocaína en prueba de campo, con un peso bruto de 182 gramos.

• Calificación jurídica y pena impuesta:

• Delito: Tráfico ilícito de sustancias e...