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Security Operations at Concerts and Football Matches in Buenos Aires

The Buenos Aires City Ministry of Security conducted operations for La Renga concerts and football matches, resulting in five arrests, 65 'trapitos' detained, and 644 contraventional reports filed.


Security Operations at Concerts and Football Matches in Buenos Aires

The Buenos Aires City Ministry of Security deployed operations this long Easter weekend for the La Renga concerts and the football matches San Lorenzo-Estudiantes de La Plata and River Plate-Belgrano, which resulted in a total of five detainees, 64 fans with right of admission, 65 'trapitos' (parking scammers) detained, and 644 contraventional reports. According to information accessed by the Argentine News Agency, on Friday, during the San Lorenzo-Estudiantes match, held at the Nuevo Gasómetro stadium for the First Division Opening Tournament, 74 reports were filed, 51 of which were for attempting to enter without tickets. Continuing with the reports, eleven fans had the right of admission, and twelve 'trapitos' were detected in the areas near the stadium for charging to park vehicles. On Sunday, at the River-Belgrano match at the Monumental stadium, officials filed 303 reports and detained 45 'trapitos'. There, 267 reports were registered, 169 of which were made to people trying to enter without tickets and 42 for supplying or storing alcoholic beverages. Here, 91 people were also processed for drug possession, and eight reports were made to 'trapitos' in the vicinity of the park. Additionally, officials detained a 15-year-old minor who had stolen three mobile phones. The case was handled by the Southern Fiscal Unit, under the tutelage of Dr. Marcela Solano. Among other contraventions, 181 reports were made for lack of tickets, and 53 fans could not enter because they were on the admission ban list. In turn, 32 people were processed for document forgery. Additionally, officials detained a man with an active arrest warrant for robbery, with the intervention of the National Criminal and Correctional Court No. 45, in charge of Dr. Ricardo Farías, Secretariat 122, in charge of Dr. Nicolás Coronel. Regarding the inspection of minibuses, three were referred for lack of documentation. The La Renga concerts took place on Thursday and Saturday at the City Park. The case involved the National Court for Minors, in charge of Dr. Axel Von Leers, Secretariat of Dr. Revori, who ordered the transfer of the offender to the Inchausti Institute. Another three people were detained in this operation for 'assault and resistance to authority' when they were delayed for lacking entry tickets.