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Carabineros posthumously promotes Javier Figueroa at funeral
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At sergeant Javier Figueroa's funeral in Puerto Varas, Carabineros posthumously promoted him to suboficial mayor and named a commissary after him. President José Antonio Kast attended and urged support for the institution. The officer died after being shot on March 11.
On Thursday, the Oral Criminal Court of Cañete sentenced Tomás, Felipe, and Yeferson Antihuen to qualified life imprisonment for the murder of three carabineros in April 2024. Nicolás Rivas Paillao was given 17 years as an accomplice. The sentence means lifelong incarceration without parole for at least 40 years.
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Disorders erupted Monday afternoon in Santiago's Barrio Meiggs as street vendors knocked down a perimeter fence during a municipal seizure of illegal cigarettes. Police contained the unrest and detained one person.
A major police operation in Santiago's La Legua neighborhood ended with 21 arrests, seizure of over 30 kilograms of drugs and weapons, and one carabineros shot in the leg. Led by the OS-7 with support from other units, the raid is part of an investigation into drug trafficking in the southern Metropolitan Region. The injured officer is stable after surgery.