17 people fined for not wearing masks and drinking liquor on the beaches
Commissioner Gabriel Arroyavez, head of the Joint Task Force (FTC), reported this Sunday that 17 people have been fined for not wearing masks and drinking alcoholic beverages on the beaches.
This result is part of the Ocean 2020 operation , deployed in 27 points, with the reopening of beaches, rivers and spas nationwide.
Arroyavez, indicated that this weekend, 1,513 people visited the beaches at various points.
According to the commissioner, of the 17 sanctioned, 14 were for not wearing masks and 3 for drinking alcohol on the beaches, which is still prohibited, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
He indicated that the people were taken to a Justice of the Peace and given a fine for $100.
The operation will last until December, as they know that there will be a large capacity of people going to the beaches, after 7 months of quarantine.
Arroyavez added that none of those sanctioned was positive for COVID-19, and they were verified through the PACO system.
Arroyavez, indicated that this weekend, 1,513 people visited the beaches at various points.
According to the commissioner, of the 17 sanctioned, 14 were for not wearing masks and 3 for drinking alcohol on the beaches, which is still prohibited, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
He indicated that the people were taken to a Justice of the Peace and given a fine for $100.
The operation will last until December, as they know that there will be a large capacity of people going to the beaches, after 7 months of quarantine.
Arroyavez added that none of those sanctioned was positive for COVID-19, and they were verified through the PACO system.