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“There are many people who believe that using fireworks is challenging authority and more than challenging authority are challenging their own neighbors”, said this Friday the Minister of the Interior, Rodrigo Delgado, when asked about the allegations of unauthorized use of flares and fireworks in various cities of the country in celebration of the New Year.
In fact, the Secretary of State confirmed that fire cases are being investigated “in two places in the country” that could be linked to the use of these elements. “That worries us, everything that is happening around pyrotechnics”added.
The words of Minister Delgado were part of his participation – together with the director of Senda, Carlos charme and the chief of the Western Metropolitan Area of the Carabineros, General Enrique Monras– of a multidisciplinary operation Zero Tolerance of alcohol and other drugs to control drivers, where they also took stock of the inspections in this area during the end of the year.
In the instance, he was asked about the use of these elements and, also, about the holding of clandestine parties like the one last Tuesday at Espacio Broadway.
Delgado stated that “indeed there are many people who believe that by using fireworks they are challenging authority and more than challenging authority they are challenging their own neighbors, they are challenging the tranquility of families, children, pets that suffer all year round indiscriminate use of fireworks ”. And in that sense, He appreciated that Congress processed “in a fairly agile way” the law that sanctions the misuse of fireworks.
And he reiterated: “Not only is the authority making the call (not to use these elements), the call is being made by the people desperately throughout the year, who want and need to live in peace.
Regarding clandestine parties, he maintained that the calls were being monitored on social networks and that “We had a significant drop in this type of so-called clandestine parties. What we did have were complaints for annoying noise ”.
“Those parties that were identified in social networks and the call we made I think was well received by those people who were organizing these parties with restaurant facades and that finally were not held,” he said and added that “We believe that the monitoring of social networks has to do with avoiding this type of instance and others that may be repeated during the summer, we will be very attentive to that”.
Regarding the balance of the audits at this end of the year, in addition to carrying out the alcotest and narcotest, General Monrás reported that 74 thousand vehicle controls were carried out.
In addition, it reported that there were 44 people who were arrested for driving while intoxicated, as well as another 13 for driving under the influence of alcohol and 17 under the influence of drugs.
Regarding this point, the director of Senda added that a 13.84% of the drug tests carried out were positive, with marijuana being the most detected drug.
On the other hand, the authorities regretted the death of 4 people so far this long weekend.
