The recent crowning of Boca took a back seat for Carlos Palacios during his visit to Chile. What was initially supposed to be a trip to reunite with his children and witness the match between Colo-Colo and Ñublense ended in a statement to the Police of Investigations (PDI), as part of an investigation into drug trafficking involving his father-in-law.
The 26-year-old midfielder appeared this Monday at the Anti-Drug Brigade of the PDI, where he stayed for nearly two hours accompanied by his lawyer, Felipe Moraga. The summons was related to a Mercedes-Benz truck registered in his name that, according to the case details, was allegedly used to transport base cocaine. The case file also includes seizures exceeding 1,400 kilos of illicit substances.
Palacios arrived hooded and expressed his anger at the presence of the media. "Get the microphone out of my face", he said when journalists tried to ask him about the investigation. Later, when asked about the reason for his summons, he ironically responded that he had been called "because I came to see yesterday's match", referring to the Cacique's game against Longaniza Mecánica. Once his statement was finished, he left without making further comments.
The origin of the case lies in the arrest of Sebastián Soto Guerra, the father of the footballer's partner, who was allegedly intercepted while transporting drugs in the player's vehicle. Investigations link him to the criminal organization known as "Los Pájaros", which operates in the La Legua neighborhood in the San Joaquín commune and is involved in territorial disputes with other gangs in the area.
