Penal - Rol N° O-133-2022

The case involves the prosecution of individuals for drug trafficking under Law No. 20,000. The defendants, identified as Nombre and Nombre, were apprehended at a customs checkpoint for transporting cocaine base within their bodies. Nombre was found to have 39 packages containing 1,732 grams of cocaine base, while Nombre had 23 packages with 991 grams of cocaine base. Both defendants were sentenced to three years and one day of imprisonment, along with accessory penalties and a fine. The court granted a substitute penalty of expulsion from the national territory for both, considering their status as non-resident foreigners and their prior good conduct and cooperation with the investigation. The defendants are prohibited from re-entering Chile for ten years.

• Datos básicos del caso: * Tribunal: Tribunal de Juicio Oral en lo Penal de Iquique. * RIT: 133-2022. * RUC: 2100649484-3. * Fecha: 25 de abril de 2022. * Tipo de procedimiento: Juicio oral.

• Hechos acreditados: * El 14 de julio de 2021, aproximadamente a las 07:30 horas, en la Avanzada Aduanera de Río Loa, los acusados Nombre y Nombre fueron fiscalizados por personal del Servicio Nacional de Aduanas. * Se constató que ambos transportaban droga en el interior de sus cuerpos. Nombre evacuó un preservativo con cocaína y Nombre evacuó dos preservativos con cocaína. * Posteriormente, durante su detención, Nombre evacuó 37 preservativos adicionales con cocaína. * En ...