A Colombian man was arrested in the Valparaíso commune with 7 firearms of different calibers in his backpack following fleeing from the police on a motorcycle. Experts assured that the man might have tried to sell the weapons illegally or transport them for the protection of this weaponry.
Within the framework of the preventive patrols carried out by Carabineros in different areas of the Valparaíso commune, police personnel belonging to the O’Higgins Tenure, while they were traveling through the Santos Ossa ascent, they spotted a person driving a motorcycle once morest traffic. The mobile was without its license plate.
Carabineros, when trying to carry out the corresponding control, the man decided to escape from the place. At that moment, a chase began towards Cerro Rodelillo, which culminated in Noruega street with Ibsen. At that site, the arrest of the person was achieved, who was without documentation.
The biggest Patricia Videlacommissioner of the 3rd North Police Station of Valparaíso, assured that in the backpack carried by the man, a Colombian national, 7 pistol-type firearms were foundwith their respective chargers and more than 150 ammunition.
Faced with this situation, La Radio consulted the coroner, carlos ovallewho ruled on 2 possible hypotheses regarding the carrying of these pistols during night hours.
“Given the amount -of weapons- that the individual was bringing, it would be an arms trade. Unless it also belongs to a criminal organization and they have been changing weapons from one place to another to protect this weaponry,” Ovalle said.
It should be noted that the subject was made available to the Justice for the corresponding detention control, in addition to the fact that the entire current investigation will be in the hands of the OS9 section of the Carabineros.
#Valparaiso: Carabineros of the O’Higgins Possession, managed to arrest a foreign subject for the crime of carrying a firearm and ammunition, he was carrying 7 pistols in his backpack, the accused was placed at the disposal of the Public Ministry.#OrdenyPatria pic.twitter.com/nwfOIvaCF2
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