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Coronel Suárez Mayor’s Bid to Oust Police Lieutenant Over Festival Alcohol Checks Faces Pushback

Provincial security sources say Teniente Martín Guevara remains in his post despite the removal request.

Overview

  • Police from Comisaría 3ra set up a sobriety checkpoint after a jineteada at Club El Progreso in Pueblo Santa María, testing about 200 people and prompting delays and complaints.
  • Mayor Ricardo Moccero called the early evening operation "ridiculous" and formally asked Buenos Aires Province to remove Guevara from his command.
  • Provincial Ministry of Security and police sources indicated Guevara has not been removed, countering reports that suggested a preventive separation.
  • Intendentes Lisandro Matzkin of Coronel Pringles and Sergio Bordoni of Tornquist filed formal requests to bring Guevara to their districts, citing shortages of officers.
  • A criminal complaint accusing Moccero of abuse of authority was lodged and is now with prosecutor Eduardo Quirós, while Moccero says Internal Affairs is reviewing separate transparency complaints against Guevara.