Overview

• Residents near Paseo del Bosque filed weeks of complaints over late-night motorcycle noise, speeding and street races that disrupted sleep and public order.
• On the night of August 9, municipal personnel and security agents conducted a control operation that impounded 16 motorcycles and referred the matter to the Juzgado de Faltas Platense.
• Four of the seized vehicles were registered to officers of the Buenos Aires Provincial Police, highlighting gaps in internal accountability.
• No arrests were made during the sweep, but drivers were ticketed under Argentina’s Transit Law for violations.
• All motorcycles will stay in the local impound until owners regularize their legal status and face penalties determined by the transit court.