Chile's Aysén Maritime Authority and Prosecutors Take Down Salmon Theft Ring, Seven Arrested
Maritime authorities in Chile's Aysén region, working with the local prosecutor's office, dismantled a criminal organization dedicated to stealing and illegally selling salmon in coastal and island waters; seven members were arrested.
An investigation led by the Intelligence and Investigation Department of the Maritime Police (DIPOLMAR) under Chile's Aysén Regional Maritime Authority has made progress: working closely with the Crime Analysis System (SAC) of the Aysén Regional Prosecutor's Office, the department successfully arrested seven members of a criminal organization. The organization is accused of stealing salmon (三文鱼) resources in the coastal and island waters of the Aysén Region and selling them illegally.
The operation was led by the Aysén Maritime Authority through its Intelligence and Investigation Department of the Maritime Police, with coordination from the local prosecutor's office's Crime Analysis System, resulting in the arrest of seven people. The conduct involved is characterized as the theft and illegal commercialization of salmon resources, with the crimes taking place across the coastal and island areas of the Aysén Region.
The news was published by the Chilean aquaculture media outlet Mundo Acuícola on November 10, 2026.
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