The northern mafia is a new heavily armed criminal gang and with that high firepower it has committed a wide range of crimes. (Screenshot: Tele13 – YouTube)
A Cuban, three Venezuelans and three Colombians (including a woman) were arrested in Chile for links to the Mafia del Norte, a criminal group characterized by being heavily armed, causing panic among the population Which is in its area of ​​influence. Medicine business.
According to information from the Tele Trace portal, an operation was planned for seven months and involved more than 200 members of the anti-narcotics and homicide brigade of the coastal city of Iquique, located in the north of the South American nation. Shock to the self-proclaimed mafia of the North.
In addition to arresting seven foreigners who could not prove their regular immigration status in the country, two pistols and 143 kilos of drugs were seized along with an estimated value of more than 720 million pesos (about one million dollars). More than 60 cartridges of various calibers, including rifle ammunition.
The detainees were made available to the Alto Hospicio Guaranty Court, where two of them will also face homicide charges for being responsible for the kidnapping and subsequent death of a Venezuelan national in the Alto Hospicio commune that occurred on 24 December. is the main person. September 2022.
According to Us Chile, La Mafia del Norte is a new heavily armed criminal gang and with this high firepower they have also committed a wide range of kidnappings and crimes of different characteristics.
From the videos published on social networks, it can be seen that it is composed of foreign nationals, especially Venezuelans, who act with complete impunity when they come illegally to that area of ​​northern Chile .
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Even with grenades. These videos put Chillan on the center of the map. The “Northern Mafia” is what this criminal group calls itself, showing weapons of war threatening and suddenly erasing the memory of some time ago, one of the safest cities in Chile. pic.twitter.com/a35cBfH9K9
– Martin Arau GH. (@martinarrau) November 8, 2022
MartÃn Araujo GH, vice president of the Republican Party of Chile, made a reference to this criminal group a few months ago. “Same with grenades. These videos put Chillan on the center of the map. The ‘Northern Mafia’ is what this criminal group calls itself, which shows up with weapons of war, threatens and suddenly erases the memory of one of Chile’s safest cities, commented the Chilean politician.
