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Chile fines Chinese mafia inmate after cocaine found at maximum-security prison

A Chilean court on Monday fined a Chinese man caught with cocaine inside a Santiago prison, where he is being held on charges of homicide, kidnapping and drug trafficking. It was the second such ruling in five involving a Chinese inmate in five months, with prosecutors linking the two men to the same criminal network. Officers had searched Haifeng Tang at Santiago Uno prison on August 12, a day…

Chile fines Chinese mafia inmate after cocaine found at maximum-security prison

A Chinese man named Haifeng Tang was fined 71,649 pesos for cocaine found in his possession at La Laguna prison, a maximum-security facility. Tang is currently serving time for homicide, kidnapping and drug trafficking. This is the second ruling of its kind in five months, with prosecutors connecting the two Chinese inmates to the same criminal network.

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