Patricia Bullrich announced that the Naval Prefecture will be able to use any type of firearms

Reversing a provision established during Sabina Frederic’s administration, the Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich, announced that the Prefecture will be able to use “all types of weapons” in the patrolling of rivers. Tomorrow a resolution will be published in the Official Gazette so that the Prefecture can use all types of firearms and not just the handguns that it is allowed today,” said the official of Javier Milei’s Cabinet during a press conference. Bullrich indicated that “with this provision of Frederic they cannot use support weapons, which in general are long,” and argued that “short ones do not have the necessary range for ships with illegal cargoes.” During the conference, the official gave details about some operations in which, according to her, the prefects were in inferior conditions and maintained that they are “working so that this type of situation does not happen again.” Criminals have used weapons and have managed to escape in some cases due to this difference in the use of weapons that exists between the Prefecture and those criminals or criminals who try to introduce or remove illegal materials or drugs from Argentina,” the minister said.

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