French Suspect Extradited from France to Chile in Double Homicide Case

A French citizen who previously resided temporarily in Andorra has been extradited to Chile over his alleged role in a double homicide in Antofagasta, as part of a broader police operation that has led to five arrests.

Georges M. was detained in France and handed over to Chilean authorities in September after an international manhunt. He appeared before the Antofagasta guarantee court and was placed in preventive detention. The killings occurred on March 2024 at house 22 on 20 de Julio Street in the Villa Constancia camp, where two men were found dead and a woman seriously injured following a shooting both outside and inside the property. Drugs and a modified weapon were recovered at the scene.

Chilean prosecutors, led by regional fiscal Juan Castro Bekios, link the case to drug trafficking and revenge between rival groups, including a family clan in the area. The OS9 unit of Carabineros and the Antofagasta prosecutor's office described the suspects as part of a structured criminal organization with defined roles. Weapons used in the crime have been recovered.

Georges M., whose time in Andorra remains undocumented in detail, lived in the Principality for an unspecified period before moving to Chile. Andorran authorities have not commented on any local criminal activity tied to him. A separate arrest in April 2024 proved pivotal: a 31-year-old Colombian temporary resident in Pas de la Casa—working at a fast-food outlet and applying for a general work quota—was detained there while heading to his shift. He had passed through Spain shortly before and worked as a taxi driver, occasionally ferrying people near the crime scene outside his official hours.

The Colombian, extradited via Spain in September, is not accused of direct involvement in the killings but is said to have connected the other suspects, including two Chileans and two fellow Colombians now imprisoned. He denied all charges during his Andorra extradition hearing before the Corts, claiming ignorance of the homicides or drugs.

All five detainees are now in Chilean custody, resolving the case that drew Interpol involvement after the main suspect fled post-crime. The episode highlights challenges in cross-border policing amid high mobility and drug-related violence in the Antofagasta region. Andorran officials have not indicated any ongoing local probe.