Overview
- The attack occurred during a roadside alcohol check in Puerto Madryn when officers stopped a Fiat Uno, which took place in the early hours of Sunday.
- Officers said the driver, the woman’s brother, tested positive on a breathalyzer and authorities told the pair the vehicle would be retained, triggering the confrontation.
- A female officer was bitten on the hand, taken to the Hospital Zonal for wound care because of infection risk, and received immediate treatment.
- Police detained the woman, charged her with minor injuries, attack on an authority and resisting arrest, and held her at the provincial penitentiary until a control-of-detention hearing that led to her release on Monday.
- Judicial and administrative inquiries remain open to determine responsibility and to review procedures used during alcohol checkpoints, a common practice in Argentina when a driver tests positive.