A Bolivian citizen was arrested in the Chungará border complexChilean territory that connects with Tambo Quemado (Bolivia), after agents of the National Customs Service They discovered in their vehicle a sum of Bs 1,279,000 in cash and 51 credit cards belonging to different financial entities.
The large seizure was possible thanks to A routine control that raised suspicions for the unusual weight at the door of the vehicle.
The operation, which was attended by the Ganadero Agricultural Service (SAG), allowed to find hidden ticket packages In hidden compartments: doors, backups and under the seats of the car driven by the Bolivian citizen. The subject was immediately made available to Carabineros and went on detention control.
The regional director of the Customs of Arica, James Alarcón Contreras, informed that the procedure is protected by Law 21,632, which sanctions the entry or exit of not declared moneyand that this intervention points to stop criminal networks related to currency smuggling, money laundering and organized crime.
“We are facing a case that could reveal a larger structure of Traffic Financial Traffic. The use of multiple credit cards is a pattern that is investigated for its possible link with money laundering or bank fraud ”, Alarcón pointed out.
The finding has motivated the opening of a Binational Research To determine the origin of the money, the legality of the cards and the possible use of these in illicit operations.
The authorities do not rule out that the detainee Be part of a transnational network dedicated to clandestine capital movement.
For now, The Bolivian citizen remains in judicial custody in Chileand it is expected that in the next few days the Prosecutor’s Office formalizes charges against him. The Bolivian authorities, through their consular aggregates, follow the case close to the magnitude of the operation and its possible regional impact.
