100 arrested, arms seized in Argentina raids
100 arrested, arms seized in Argentina raids
April 20, 2014 - 5:25:53 am
BUENOS AIRES: Around 100 suspects were arrested and 85 weapons seized when police conducted dozens of simultaneous raids in Buenos Aires province, Argentine authorities said yesterday.
The massive police operation in the southern edge of the capital comes amid a year-long public safety state of emergency declared this month by the governor of the province to fight a spike in violent crime and vigilante action against it.
The police operations yesterday also netted a reported 12 cars and 29 motorcycles, police body armour and drugs, as well as shotguns matching the type carried by Argentine security forces.
Buenos Aires Province Governor Daniel Scioli, an ally of President Cristina Kirchner with aspirations to the presidency, on April 5 decreed the state of emergency in the province that is home to 40 percent of Argentina’s 40 million people.
The decree followed a series of robbery-murders that triggered a furious response from people who attempted to lynch suspected thieves. Some of them were beaten to death in the street.
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