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Argentine Cities Launch Coordinated Traffic Controls for Día del Amigo Weekend

Authorities aim to keep roads safe by screening drivers for alcohol, conducting drug tests, enforcing local sales and capacity regulations.

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La celebración del Día del Amigo genera un aumento de los operativos en la calle.
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Overview

  • Rosario has deployed over 100 transit agents in fixed and mobile checkpoints, complemented by daytime interventions in parks and plazas to deter impaired driving through breathalyzer and drug assessments.
  • Santa Fe’s operation involves roughly 85 municipal officers backed by 19 institutional security pairs and the provincial traffic agency on main avenues, coastal roads and Route 168 under its zero-alcohol driver ordinance.
  • San Lorenzo’s transit and inspection departments are running rotating checkpoints with Santa Fe police, Gendarmería Nacional and Prefectura Naval officers to verify documentation, ban post-22:00 alcohol sales and enforce venue capacity and age limits.
  • Bahía Blanca’s municipal transit team is using advanced alcohol- and drug-testing equipment in pubs and public venues while distributing educational materials in partnership with a local family safety association.
  • Yerba Buena and Esperanza municipal guards alongside provincial police are manning entrance and public-space checkpoints to check licenses, helmet use and administer sobriety tests as part of the weekend operations.