“Without a facade”: They present a channel to report businesses that are used to hide illicit acts in Los Lagos | National

“Without facades” is the name of the campaign presented in Puerto Montt, in the Los Lagos regionand that created a space so that commercial premises that could be used for money laundering can be anonymously reported.

On the website sinfachadas.cnc.clthe National Chamber of Commerce enabled a form in which people or municipalities can deliver anonymous information about suspicions that may exist regarding the operation of premises that may be used as a distraction by organized crime.

The president of the Regional Chamber of Commerce, Patricio Ampueroexplained what data the form requests when starting to deliver information, such as location of the premises and what generates suspicion, such as service at times that are not frequent in the business.

The regional director of Internal Revenue Service, Jorge Laraexplained that they have the power to sanction if it is non-formalized trade and for not having started activities, among others. Furthermore, he stated that, for the moment, They have not detected front trade, but they do have complaints about sex trade and alcohol sales.

In recent years, several investigations by the Prosecutor’s Office, related to organized crime, have detected money or asset laundering operations through ventures or real companies that have been created to legalize money that arises from criminal activities. Hence arises the need to promote anonymous complaints.