To his neighbor Boulogne It seemed strange to him to see the truck with two passengers parked for such a long time. He found the situation strange and decided to call Eyes on alerta citizen participation program in San Isidro where you can through WhatsApp messages Report crimes in real time.
Shortly after, with the information provided by the neighbor, members of the San Isidro Municipal Patrol intercepted the aforementioned truck and confiscated wrappers containing cocaine hydrochloride ready for sale.
As stated to Nation Sources of Municipality of San IsidroIt all started near the Pan American Highway and Camino Real Morón, where a red Jeep truck was parked.
As previously reported, a neighbor found the situation suspicious and decided to send a WhatsApp message to Ojos en Alerta. Then the workers sent a mobile from the municipal patrol.
The sources said: “From the Municipal Operations Center (COM), where they received the messages, while they were following the truck’s route through the cameras, they directed the mobile phones that participated in the operation.”
The truck was intercepted in Carlos Tejedor, Patagonia, on the border with the San Fernando region. “Upon noticing the police presence, the occupants of the vehicle displayed a nervous and evasive attitude,” the spokespersons said.
They added: “During the procedure, the two men (Argentine and Peruvian) were unable to explain what they were doing in the place. Due to the conflict in their answers and the suspicious situation, the truck was searched and several wrappers containing cocaine hydrochloride intended for sale were found. Mobile phones and money were also seized. The suspects were arrested and placed at the disposal of justice.”
Eyes on Alert is a citizen engagement tool that the San Miguel District commissioned in 2018 and is already used in more than 50 cities in the country. He joined San Isidro in May last year.
“Neighbors can send messages, audio clips, photos or locations in real time and through WhatsApp to the Municipal Operations Center (COM), which coordinates the response with patrols, cameras or services such as the Emergency Medical Care Service (SAME) or Civil Defense. Since its implementation, 21,000 neighbors have already joined and the system has received a total of 8,388 alerts of suspicious cases, allowing 120 arrests thanks to the rapid intervention of municipal patrols in coordination with the police. Buenos Aires municipal sources said.