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Boca midfielder Carlos Palacios questioned in Chile drug investigation
Boca midfielder Carlos Palacios travelled to Chile during time off after his team won a title.
He visited family and watched his former club Colo Colo celebrate its Chilean championship.
While there, he gave a statement to Chile’s Investigations Police in a drug case.
The case involves a Mercedes-Benz registered in Palacios’s name, which investigators say may have been used to transport drugs.
His lawyer says Palacios had left the vehicle at a family property and that his father-in-law used it without permission.
Palacios was not formally charged or placed under restrictions after the statement, which lasted about two hours.
Chile’s investigation is continuing as authorities examine how the vehicle became involved.
Boca midfielder Carlos Palacios gave a statement to Chile’s Investigative Police in a drug-trafficking investigation involving a vehicle registered in his name.
The Mercedes-Benz was reportedly used by his father-in-law, Sebastián Soto Guerra, to transport drugs.
Palacios’s lawyer said his client left the vehicle at a family property after moving to Argentina and that his father-in-law used it without permission.
The statement lasted about two hours, and Palacios was not formally charged or placed under precautionary measures, according to his lawyer.
The investigation is being handled by Chile’s Southern Metropolitan Prosecutor’s Office.
- Who
- Carlos Palacios, a Boca midfielder, gave a statement to Chile’s Investigative Police.
- What
- He was questioned as an imputado in a drug-trafficking investigation involving a Mercedes-Benz registered in his name.
- When
- Monday; the article was published on November 10, 2026.
- Where
- Chile.
- Why
- Investigators are seeking to clarify how the vehicle became involved in the case and who was responsible.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Palacios’s father-in-law, Sebastián Soto Guerra, was detained.
Palacios was in Chile as Colo Colo celebrated winning the Chilean championship.
Palacios gave a statement to Chile’s Investigative Police for about two hours.
- Player
- Carlos Palacios, Boca midfielder
- Vehicle
- Mercedes-Benz registered in Palacios’s name
- Father-in-law
- Sebastián Soto Guerra, detained in August
- Statement
- About two hours
- Investigation
- Chile’s Southern Metropolitan Prosecutor’s Office
What people are saying
While this vehicle was at a family home, without his permission, without his authorization, without his consent, this person, his father-in-law, used it. That is the reality.