Security & Strategic Review February 2009 (ISSN 1741-4202)

The government of Argentina's most populous province, Buenos Aires, has been greatly embarrassed by the revelation that a number of serving provincial police officers had been involved in a high-profile kidnapping. This came on the heels of congratulatory statements by the state governor, Daniel Scioli, about the success of a drive to root out corruption and criminal activities from the force and the announcement of plans for yet another comprehensive restructuring.