translated from Spanish: Anti-lock plan: 1,511 unpatented vehicles detected on highways

Within three months of the implementation of a special security program in the metropolitan area, Carabineros reported on Thursday that it has detected the transit of 1,511 vehicles transiting without a patent on capital urban highways. The audit found that 20% of its drivers had a criminal record, which according to the police and regional government authorities is relevant because in nine out of ten portonazs the crimes are committed using vehicles that do not carry their badges. The plan was launched in March following the proliferation of a type of crime that was detected on the city’s roads. These have been called “locks” because when criminals detect potential victims they are followed in these tracks in their vehicles until they are stuck against walls or barriers. This often occurs near the road exits. The colonel of the Prefecture of Transit and Roads, Marcela González, commented that the reviews have found that the use of fake documentation has doubled from last year. “Let’s do an analysis (…) It’s a phenomenon we’ve realized now (…) We will also investigate who are the people who are providing them,” he told the radio of Carabineros.La audit is “dynamic”, that is, taking advantage of the fact that the highways have surveillance cameras in their entirety, when they detect some driver in some illicit is sent carabinieri on motorbikes to locate them and take them out at the first road exit they find. In April and May the highway where cars have been removed the most because of illegalities are the Central Highway and Vespucio Norte, with 217 and 96, respectively.” We are very pleased with the results of this plan that seeks to safeguard citizens and prevent facts that jeopardize public safety and road safety for people,” Said Mayor Karla Rubilar. “We are concerned, however, about the high number of vehicles without a patent plate or with it hidden, since not only are they TAG evaders but it is very feasible that many of them are used to commit crimes, as can be seen that 20% of these infringers you criminal record,” he added.

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