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City Police Mark One Year in Barrio 1.11.14 With 910 Interventions and 845 Detentions

The takeover ended federal control in one of Buenos Aires’s most vulnerable sectors.

Overview

  • Official figures show 910 interventions and 845 detainees in the first year, averaging roughly one arrest every 10 hours.
  • Drug enforcement was central, with 293 procedures, 312 narcotics arrests, 10 bunkers shuttered, and 44,765 doses seized totaling 12,700 grams.
  • A 331‑officer Tactical Pacification Unit operates under the La Barrial framework with 24/7 proximity patrols in teams of at least five agents.
  • The deployment fields 16 vehicles and handles about 200 daily responses to 911 calls and station requests, including first aid, evacuations, fires, and gender‑violence emergencies.
  • Women comprise 34% of the local deployment, while the La Barrial superintendency spans seven divisions and 1,500 officers citywide.