2024-08-21 22:59:27
One of the arrested criminals is believed to be a security guard for the Brinks company.
Following the assault on a branch of the Brinks securities company, in the city of Rancagua in the O’Higgins Region, Carabineros confirmed that The number of detainees increased to 17 and there was a possible involvement of a guard in the incident.
According to the head of the O’Higgins Zone, General Max Jiménez Fleming, All those arrested are men and of Chilean nationality.
Along with this, the assault left Four police officers injured who were treated at the Regional Hospital, a amount of money still undetermined and three vehicles burned in different parts of the city.
“There is no information yet on the amount of money stolen. It is a significant amount, as can be seen in some images (…) No money has been recovered, so far,” explained the chief prosecutor of Rancagua, Claudio Meneses.
“The detained persons will go to a detention control hearing tomorrow (today), In principle, what we have is a crime of robbery with intimidation, illegal possession of a firearm, illegal possession of ammunition as well, and robbery by intimidation when stealing a vehicle while these subjects were fleeing,” added the prosecutor.
Meanwhile, the Minister of the Interior and Public Security, Carolina Tohá, confirmed that Two of the detainees are seriously injured.
In conversation with 24 Horas, Tohá indicated that “There is part of the loot that has already been recovered In fact, part of the stolen money was left lying on the same street, but it is assumed and calculated that most of the loot was taken by the people who fled, which is why it is important to find them in order to recover the money.”