The Head of Government, Jorge Macri, stated that "their business is over," referring to individuals who extort and assault neighbors. These statements were supported by the Minister of Security, Waldo Wolff, who assured that they will continue to act to remove from the streets those who engage in these illegal practices in any form, with the objective of eradicating these mafias.
In a specific case, a 'trapito' who beat a doctor with a wooden stick in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Flores has been charged with preventive detention by the Buenos Aires justice system. The assailant, identified as Tomás Gastón Aranda, 35 years old, attacked the doctor after he refused to give him $5,000 to look after his vehicle.
The judge in charge of the case, María Mercedes Maiorano, of the Criminal Misdemeanor and Infractions Court 3, accepted the request from the intervening Prosecutor's Office to process the aggressor. The assaulted doctor reported that the 'trapito' demanded money under threats to destroy his property or even kill him.
Following the dissemination of the video showing the violent attack and the injuries suffered by the victim, the Community Investigations Division 7 of the City Police arrested the criminal, who is currently held at Neighborhood Police Station 1 D until a spot is assigned for him in a Federal Penitentiary.
In the words of the Head of Government, there is no longer any place in the city for those who consider themselves owners of the street, extort neighbors, or commit any kind of assault.
