Overview
- During a Route 11 checkpoint at km 393 in Pinamar, a driver tested 1.21 g/L and insisted he had only consumed vinegar.
- Technical teams rejected the explanation, and agents seized the vehicle, removed the license, issued a fine, and applied a suspension under provincial rules.
- Over the same weekend operation, the Transport Ministry reported more than 1,700 vehicles checked and about 50 licenses retained across coastal corridors and the Buenos Aires–La Plata highway.
- Other breath tests recorded 1.06 g/L, 1.33 g/L, and peaks up to 1.90 g/L despite ongoing awareness campaigns tied to the Alcohol Zero policy.
- Buenos Aires’ Alcohol Zero law, in force since 2023, bans driving with any measurable alcohol and sets ineligibility periods up to 18 months for levels above 1.5 g/L.