Pucรณnโ Authorities investigate Arson Linked to Retaliation, banner Raisesโค Concerns
Pucรณn, Chile โค – Authorities in Pucรณn are investigating a deliberate fire that damaged a property โbelonging to Cincho and Bodega,โ alongsideโ the finding of a banner referencing โฃrespect for Venezuelans, sparking concerns about potential connections to organized crime โฃand ruralโ violence. the โขincident, reported after 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, involved a malicious fire at an 80 square meter structure.
The โคarson is โคbelieved to be an act of retaliation โafter aโ group of individuals, identified as possibly foreign nationals, were removed from a campsite. Pucรณn โMayor Sebastiรกnโ รlvarez stated that the situation highlightsโค the need โขfor increased โpreventative measures to address the presenceโค of โorganized crime networksโค operating in the โcommune. โ”Weโฃ believe that what we are working on, which is prevention, anticipation, โwill allow โคus to have this โขsituation under control,” รlvarez said.
Carabineros de โChile, utilizing specialized teams Labocar and OS9, areโค actively pursuingโ the perpetrators, withโค the Public Ministryโฃ also โคconducting investigations. Lieutenant โคColonel Alejandro Albรกn of the Villarrica Prefecture confirmedโฃ the fire’s malicious intentโ and the presence of the banner, stating, “At the moment, Carabineros deโ Chileโฆisโฃ materializing the diligence forโ the detention of โขit or the authors of this fact and put them in disposition of the respective โcourts.” The banner’s message, advocating for respect forโ Venezuelans, isโค currently under โคinquiry for its potential meaning to the motive behind the arson.
