On 6th March 2014 a 21 year-old man was arrested by GNR Lagoa on suspicion of drug trafficking.
He was approached by GNR officers in the street and found to be in possession of 9.9 doses of hashish and €150 euros in cash. In a subsequent search of his residence GNR officers discovered and seized a further 326 doses of hashish, a precision scale and two cartridges. He has been notified to appear in court.
On 6th March 2014 the Center of Criminal Investigation GNR Loulé, arrested a 47 year old man for operating an illegal scrapyard and seized several stolen items.
The operation involved a search of his residence, in which, four LCD three electric pumps for water, three air conditioning motors, a water heater, an electric boiler, one shredder, two compressors, a welding machine, a chainsaw, leaf blower, two car radios, various taps and mixers new, and several hundred feet of copper wire electricity and telecommunications, worth together around €10,000.
Also seized was €3600 euros, which is suspected to originate from the activity of buying and selling junk and stolen material plus a caliber 6.35 weapon. The scrapyard was finally closed and sealed for lack of license.
Also seized were two potentially dangerous breed of dogs without the appropriate documentation. The arrested person will appear before the Court of Loulé.
A woman under investigation by the GNR for the abuse of her daughter, has been arrested after a search was conducted at her home during which various weapons were found.
Acting on a warrant issued by NAVE the authorities discovered a 6.35 mm pistol plus a number of martial arts weapons including a sword, a bow and arrows, “ninja” arrows, batons with spikes, various knives and pepper spray.
Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras (SEF) have signed on 27th February 2014 in Faro, a Memorandum of Cooperation with Associação Safe Communities Algarve ‘(SCA).
This aims to establish a framework of cooperation between the SEF and the SCA, in order to disseminate among the foreign community, information about the mission and tasks of the development of SEF, both in the area of internal security, compliance with documentation including matters such as legalization of stay in the national territory.
The protocol was signed by the Regional Director of SEF Algarve, Inspectora Superior Fátima Teixeira, and the President of the Associação Safe Communities Algarve, David Thomas at the premises of the SEF Regional Directorate of the Algarve SEF.
David Thomas said” I am delighted with this agreement as it will help in the development of a number of new initiatives and help promote the work of SEF as well as furthering awareness of various immigration matters among the foreign population here in the Algarve”.
The Judicial Police, through the Department of Criminal Investigation of Portimão, identified and arrested a 43 year old man for the alleged crime of sexual abuse of a minor.
The suspect, a close relative of the minor, had continuously carried out this abuse over a period of two years. The victim is aged 13 years old and the abuse was carried out inside her residence, in the municipality of Lagoa.
The detainee, will be subject to judicial interrogation for measures to be taken by the appropriate authority.
Under the scope of the project “Algarve – Safe Destination” which runs from May 2013 to 2016, the PSP Faro District Command has introduced a training program for officers in sign language in English and German.
The program is being run in partnership with GESTINESQUECIVEL Association of the Deaf, is aimed at providing officers with effective knowledge of this language, to improve communication, interaction and quality service between deaf communities and listeners.
The training will have an initial duration of 36 hours and is being delivered at the headquarters of the PSP Command in Faro by GESTINESQUECIVEL Association of the Deaf. A total of 16 officers are attending Phase 1 of the program.
“Algarve – Safe Destination” is aimed at ensuring the Algarve becomes the safest holiday in Europe
It was reported on 13th February that following a one month investigation GNR Vila do Bispo arrested two persons for the cultivation of cannabis at their home in Bavao de S.Miguel, Vila do Bispo.
The persons arrested were a woman aged 23 years and a man aged 27 years. A total of 250 doses of hashish was seized as well as other items connected with the cultivation of the drug.
On 12th February 2014 at 1430 hrs just before closing time, two masked men entered the Finances Department offices in Loulé and fled with money from a cashier. The men were reported to be wearing gloves in addition to masks.
Apart from panic among staff and customers at the time there were no injuries. The amount taken has not been disclosed.
The GNR responded but the culprits had fled. The investigation has been handed over to the Judicial Police.
On 10 February, at 19.00 hrs, the PSP Police Criminal Investigation unit of Portimão arrested a foreign citizen age 16, for possession / trafficking of narcotics and suspected thefts in several residences.
In recent weeks the unit has been investigating some burglaries in homes during the daytime where the culprits broke in by scaling walls, particularly at dwellings located on ground floors. This included surveillance in a number of areas.
The detainee, along with three other young people aged between 16 and 17, were approached after acting suspiciously in a residential area in Portimão. So far it has been able to link them to four thefts during recent weeks.
When the suspects were detained 59 doses of hashish and a weapon were seized, as well as recovering a number of stolen items such as mobile phones, play stations, cameras, a laptop, a hard drive, an MP4, various jewellery and watches.
The GNR in conjunction with Microsoft Portugal will be marking the European Safer Internet Day on 11th February with more than 700 training sessions throughout the country, aimed at the educational community (students, teachers, parents and carers) with the aim of raising awareness of the need for safety and awareness in the use of the internet.
On 11th and throughout the week, these sessions will be conducted by 311 officers of the GNR School liaison program and more than 200 volunteers from Microsoft, targeting more than 30,000 students from elementary and secondary education in more than 200 schools nationwide.
It is intended to stimulate learning about the dangers of the online world and as well as encouraging safe Internet use, in its different dimensions: navigation, communication and socialization, accountability and protection of personal data.