Daily report details sentence reductions, Codelco audit, and environmental incident in the Aconcagua River
“Justice reduces sentences for 115 foreign drug traffickers; Codelco puts artificial production at 42 thousand tons, and tailings spill forces closure of Aconcagua River gates - CIPER Chile”
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A current affairs report released this Thursday in Chile compiles three relevant institutional events: the sentence reduction for 115 foreign citizens convicted of drug offenses by the Ministry of Justice, the detection of irregularities in Codelco's production figures, and a minor tailings spill that prompted the preventive closure of gates on the Aconcagua River.
In the judicial sphere, it was noted that the Ministry of Justice granted sentence reductions to 115 foreigners under the so-called 'Rabat doctrine', which establishes that the ministry cannot deny these benefits based exclusively on the severity of the crime.
On the other hand, during Codelco's shareholders' meeting, board chairman Bernardo Fontaine reported that audits revealed an artificial increase in reported production for 2024 and 2025, totaling some 42 thousand tons, which generated a preliminary financial impact and prompted the intervention of an investigative committee.
Finally, Codelco's Andina Division confirmed an operational incident in which a small amount of tailings reached the bed of the Blanco River, a tributary of the Aconcagua. As a preventive measure, the Surveillance Board closed the irrigation canal gates, while authorities ruled out initial risks to human consumption of drinking water.
- The Ministry of Justice applied sentence reductions to 115 foreigners for drug offenses.
- Codelco reported a discrepancy in audited production of 42 thousand tons between 2024 and 2025.
- A snow slide caused the obstruction of a tailings launder at the Andina Division.
- The Aconcagua River Surveillance Board preventively closed the water intake gates.
Corroborates: Justice reduces sentences for 115 foreign drug traffickers; Codelco puts artificial production at 42 thousand tons, and tailings spill forces closure of Aconcagua River gates - CIPER Chile