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Mexico City Seizes 511 Motorcycles in 'Rodada del Terror' Operation as Argentina Confronts Mass Caravans

Police say the crackdown targets risky stunts, helmetless riding, late-night disorder.

Overview

  • Mexico City’s police reported 511 motorcycles sent to impound during the Halloween-night “Mega Rodada del Terror,” with one rider arrested after assaulting an officer.
  • Officials said 485 bikes were seized for acrobatics or other dangerous maneuvers and 25 more after an intervention on Congreso de la Unión and Fray Servando Teresa de Mier.
  • The SSC deployed about 350 transit officers with nine motorcycle tow trucks and coordinated through C2 and C5 monitoring across Cuauhtémoc, Venustiano Carranza, Iztapalapa and Coyoacán.
  • The detained rider was stopped on Paseo de la Reforma for not wearing a helmet, the injured officer was treated by ERUM, and the deployment remains active through November 2.
  • In La Plata, Argentina, municipal authorities said a caravan of roughly 1,000 motorcycles prompted at least seven checkpoints and about 50 seizures, with similar late-night episodes reported in Mar del Plata and Salta.