On May 26, the National Forestry Corporation (CONAF) reported a robbery in one of its offices in Valparaísoone day after the formalization of Franco Pintoformer brigade member of the entity, accused of being the intellectual author of the megafire that affected the Fifth region in February.
According to the information published on its social network account the theft of species that occurred in the unit’s premises during the early morning of that day.”
Immediately after receiving the notification, the regional authorities activated the complaint protocol, which includes the inventory of what was stolen and the complaint to Carabineros de Chile in the Rodelillo Estate. Furthermore, they informed the Prosecutor’s Office, given that There is an ongoing investigation into the February 2 fire in the region.
The corporation clarified that “no computers have been stolen, so This fact has not caused loss of important operational information for fire management or other information relevant to the investigation of the February fire.”.
In response to this incident, the deputy of the Radical Party, Tomás Lagomarsino officiated the Minister of Agriculture, Esteban Valenzuela, requesting a detailed report on the stolen goods and the existence of security camera records at CONAF facilities.
In his letter, Lagomarsino stated: “We have become aware of a robbery that occurred in the premises of the Fire Station of the National Forestry Corporation in Rodelillo, Valparaíso Region, on Saturday, May 25, 2024, one day after the arrest of “one of the alleged perpetrators of the megafire in the region, who was an official of this institution.”
🔵Public declaration of #CONAFValparaíso regarding the theft of species that occurred in the Operations Center, Palma 1 of @conaf_valpalocated in the Rodelillo sector, an event that occurred during the early hours of Sunday, May 26. pic.twitter.com/QFygXoLkhH
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