During a control operation carried out in the commune of Renca, Metropolitan region, A violent incident was recorded in which a public transport user attacked an inspector and, in a failed attempt, tried to attack a Carabineros officer.
This event occurred after a series of inspections undertaken by the Ministry of Transportation in various locations in the capital.
Óscar Carrasco, who leads the inspection team of said portfolio, told Canal 13 the challenge that public officials face during these operations. “This is a point that is not going to be easy, but it is part of the task of a public official, an attack on a police officer and an inspector. He is already detained“Carrasco stated.
The operation was deployed in “10 inspection points, five of them requested by the municipality of Renca, three in Quinta Normal and two in Conchalí. The task is evasion, road work… they are quite integral points,” the official explained.
Regarding the arrest of the individual involved, Carrasco clarified that his capture occurred while the team was trying to address a fare evasion case. “In evasion task. A passenger who had evaded elbowed a tax inspector and tried to attack a police officer, but the situation has now been resolved,” he explained, confirming that the quick intervention allowed the situation to be resolved without major complications.