Detectives of the South Anti -Narcotics Brigade (Briant), together with the Southern Metropolitan Regional Prosecutor’s Office, managed to disrupt A criminal network dedicated to the sale of cannabis in the southern sector of Santiago.
The organization operated mainly through the social network Instagramusing or orn supposed alternative medicine venture with cannabis based products, under the “El Arca” brand.
The band was composed of two men and a woman, all Chileans, who offered products under a store aesthetic for medicinal purposes. However, after an investigation, It was found that it was actually a drug trafficking scheme.
The inspector Miguel Naculqueo He explained that the accused “were dedicated to the sale of cannabis for medicinal use through digital platforms, with distribution in different communes of the capital, mainly the queen, providence and the counts.”
During the police operation, they seized More than 4 kilos of cannabis, a kilo of resin, 55 marijuana plants, 223 hallucinogenic fungi, 95 cartridges with cannabis extract and 15 hallucinogenic cookiesall with the same brand stamp. In addition, three cell phones and a truck were requisitioned, in procedures carried out in San Joaquín and Las Condes.
The prosecutor Yans Escobarof the South Prosecutor’s Office, said that “the investigation allowed to prove that the alternative medicine business was a facade to cover up illicit drug trafficking activities.”
The three detainees were formalized this Friday, being in Preventive prison While the investigative process continues.
