The seized assets include buildings, commercial premises, houses, apartments, warehouses and land where residential projects were being built.
SANTIAGO – The Public Prosecutor's Office seized dozens of real estate properties from the criminal organization involved in money laundering related to drug trafficking, which was dismantled in Operation Falcon.
More than 15 prosecutors were deployed for the operations, under the coordination of Santiago prosecutor Osvaldo Bonilla. The actions are supported by agents of the National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD), as well as international cooperation from the DEA, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.
The seized assets include buildings, commercial premises, houses, apartments, warehouses and land where residential projects were being built.
The properties are linked to the defendants Kelvin Torres Bueno (El Toro), Juan Carlos Durán Rodríguez, Lenin Vladimir Torres and Erick Randhiel Mosquea Polanco.
With these new raids, the number of properties seized from the powerful mafia network exceeds one hundred.
The criminal network was dismantled in 2021, following an investigation that lasted several months. The Public Prosecutor's Office's prosecution teams analyzed the modus operandi of its members, the wide range of crimes they committed, and the financial impact of their activities.
The investigative body managed to identify, arrest and bring to trial 33 members of the network, most of whom received pretrial detention as a coercive measure.
Prosecutor Osvaldo Bonilla reported that the Public Ministry continues to investigate the involvement of potential new individuals in the organization, while not ruling out the possible seizure of other movable and immovable property.
