The only detainee accused of the theft of weapons and ammunition from a naval unit in Cochamó was left behind bars this Friday.

In preventive prison The only one detained so far for the violent robbery suffered by the Captaincy of Puerto de Cochamó on February 16 was left.

Let us remember that the event occurred during that early morning, when 4 subjects armed with firearms approached the Navy offices in that city, pretending to need help to later hit and tie up the only officer who was on duty.

In the middle of the hearing, the request for “reservation of the case” by the Puerto Montt Prosecutor’s Office was reported, which led to many of the records exposed in court not being disclosed to the public.

In the instance, finally, it was stated that the detainee already had a previous precautionary measure of night house arrest for a previously committed crime of drug trafficking, which was breached by the accused. This was one of the reasons why Judge Rolando Díaz ordered preventive detention.


The defendant, who is domiciled in Valdivia, will comply with the precautionary measure in the Penitentiary Center of that city due to his closeness to his relatives.

In addition, an investigation period of 100 days.

This article describes an ongoing legal process

There is a possibility that the charges will be dismissed at the end of the investigation, for which The defendant(s) should NOT be considered guilty until the Justice dictates sentence once morest him.
(Article 04 of the Criminal Procedure Code)