A Court of Chile imposed sentences that total almost 560 years in prison to 31 Venezuelans and three Chileans who integrated the Aragua trainthe band of Venezuelan origin that the United States included in its list of terrorist organizationsthe prosecution reported Thursday.
“Within the framework of a historic oral trial in the country against transnational organized crime, the Arica Prosecutor’s Office obtained different penalties that total about 560 years of effective prison”, Said the agency in a statement.
The 34 sentenced, one of them to life imprisonment, were part of The Galicians“The armed arm”From the Aragua train in Chile, according to the Prosecutor’s Office.
Justice sent them to prison for arms trafficking, kidnapping, homicide and illicit association.
The sentence was read at a hearing without access to the press and under strong security measures, which was held in the city of Aricalocated about 2,000 km north of Santiago, where the organization operated, which began to be dismantled in 2022.
“This is a strong blow to organized crime”Said the regional prosecutor of Arica, Mario Carrerain an encounter with journalists in Santiago.
Source: Gestion
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