Penal - Rol N° O-311-2021

This document details a criminal case where the Public Ministry prosecuted Juan Andrés Ríos Olivares for drug trafficking.

The case was heard in the Tribunal de Juicio Oral en lo Penal de Valparaíso, with RUC 1901097996-2 and RIT 311-2021. The trial took place on May 10, 2022.

Facts established include that on October 10, 2019, Juan Andrés Ríos Olivares was observed by police officers handing over an envoltorio. A subsequent search revealed 62 envoltorios of cocaine base (totaling 93 grams), 15 envoltorios of cocaine (totaling 6.75 grams) hidden in his phone case, $3,000 in cash, and a non-functional cap gun.

He was legally qualified and found guilty of the consummated crime of illicit trafficking of narcotic substances in small quantities, as provided for in Article 4 in relation to Article 1 of Law 20.000, specifically for possession.

The imposed penalty was 541 days of minor imprisonment in its medium degree and a fine of 1 Monthly Tax Unit.

Relevant background information on the accused includes his name, Juan Andrés Ríos Olivares, date of birth (December 19, 1984), marital status (single), education (8th grade), occupation (street vendor), and prior criminal record (convicted for attempted robbery in 2018 and drug trafficking in 2021).

The court did not consider mitigating factors such as irreproachable prior conduct or substantial collaboration, due to his criminal record. No aggravating factors were mentioned.

The prosecution argued that the officers' testimony and the evidence constituted drug trafficking. The defense requested the exclusion of evidence on constitutional grounds and an acquittal, or alternatively, a reclassification to possession for personal use.

The tribunal's key findings were the validation of police testimony, the dismissal of the accused's and his mother's statements as unreliable, and the rejection of the defense's arguments regarding procedural illegality. The court concluded that the evidence proved the intent to traffic the drugs, dismissing the personal use hypothesis.

Key legal provisions cited include Articles 1 and 4 of Law 20.000, Articles 11 N° 6 and 9, 15 N° 1, 68, 69, 70 of the Penal Code, Articles 85, 297 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 8 of Law 18.216, and Article 17 of Law 19.970.

Suspended sentence was not granted. The prison sentence is to be served effectively in Gendarmería de Chile facilities. The fine is payable in two equal monthly installments, with legal consequences for non-payment as per Article 49 of the Penal Code.

No information regarding appeals was mentioned.

• Datos básicos del caso: * Tribunal: Tribunal de Juicio Oral en lo Penal de Valparaíso. * RUC: 1901097996-2. * RIT: 311-2021. * Fecha: 10 de mayo de 2022. * Tipo de procedimiento: Juicio oral.

• Hechos acreditados: * El 10 de octubre de 2019, aproximadamente a las 10:50 horas, Nombre fue observado por personal policial en Avenida Uruguay esquina Calle Chacabuco, entregando a un tercero un envoltorio. * Al ser fiscalizado, se le encontraron: 62 envoltorios de papel blanco cuadriculado con cocaína base (1 gramo 500 miligramos peso neto cada uno); 15 envoltorios de papel blanco cuadriculado con cocaína (450 miligramos peso neto cada uno), en la carcasa de su celular; $3.000 en efectivo; y un revólver de fogueo si...