Last weekend, the Faro police made a total of nine arrests, for the crimes of domestic violence, drug trafficking, driving without a legal license and driving while drunk, in the cities of Faro, Olhão, Vila Real de Santo António, Portimão and Lagos, informed the District Command of the PSP of Faro, in a press release.
Two of these arrests took place near Praia da Rocha, in Portimão, following increased policing on the occasion of the “DnB Allstarts” music festival. With the help and monitoring of the city’s public CCTV system, it was possible to identify 11 citizens suspected of engaging in drug trafficking, of which five were accused and two were arrested in flagrante delicto, with one citizen also being accused of the crime. of possession of a prohibited weapon. Around 250 doses of amphetamines, cocaine, marijuana and hashish, four pyrotechnic devices, a knife and 1,355 euros were seized, suspected of originating from drug trafficking.
In the city of Faro, a man was arrested, in flagrante delicto, for committing the crime of domestic violence. Following a call to the PSP reporting a crime of domestic violence in progress, police were quickly mobilized and, upon arrival at the scene, they witnessed the suspect attacking the victim, and promptly detained him. Several pieces of evidence were seized, as well as three firearms belonging to the suspect.
Six other citizens were also arrested in the same period in the cities of VR St. º António, Faro, Olhão, Portimão and Lagos for road crimes.
