Fighting organised crime: Recovering illicit assets in Chile
Think tank: RUSI
Author(s): Dr Pilar Lizana; Dr Maria Nizzero; Dr Carlos Solar
February 10, 2026
This report from UK think tank RUSI offers actionable recommendations to enhance Chile’s institutional resilience.
This paper highlights the critical need for Chile to strengthen its asset-recovery frameworks to combat the growing threat of organised crime and money laundering.
It provides an in-depth analysis of the structural challenges hindering Chile’s ability to trace, seize and recover illicit assets, and situates these findings within the broader Latin American and global security context. The authors identify key obstacles, including limited risk understanding, weak state governance, gaps in cooperation and information sharing and deficiencies in asset recovery systems.
The paper offers actionable recommendations to enhance Chile’s institutional resilience and contribute to regional and international security efforts.
