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Graduation Trip Halted in Munro After Bus Driver Tests Positive for Drugs

Police stepped in after parents demanded on-the-spot checks during a stop in Vicente López.

Overview

  • The coach carrying students from Exaltación de la Cruz to Cariló was stopped in Munro, where an on-site narcotest indicated cocaine and marijuana and a breathalyzer was negative.
  • Parents requested the controls after noticing the driver's behavior, and he initially refused the drug test until police intervened.
  • The driver was removed from duty and escorted away, and the travel organizer Lake Travel asked the bus company to send a replacement.
  • A first replacement could not take over because he lacked the required rest hours, and a third driver arrived after midday to resume the trip.
  • Parents told local media the authorities did not detain the original driver or seize his license, and some filed a complaint at the Vicente López traffic court.