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" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="197438" data-entity-type="location">Santiago Uno prison on August 12, a day before his move to La Laguna, the maximum-security jail at the centre of President Jose Antonio Kast’s tough prison policy. They found two sealed bags holding about a gram of powder, and a field test confirmed it was cocaine.The Santiago" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="197440" data-entity-type="organization">Seventh Guarantee Court of Santiago, which rules on pre-trial matters, set the fine at 71,649 pesos (US$75). Alternatively, the defendant can serve up to six months if he does not pay.