The District Command of the PSP of Faro reported in a statement that, last weekend, it made a total of 9 arrests, for the crimes of domestic violence, drug trafficking, driving without a legal license and driving while drunk, in the cities from Faro, Olhão, Vila Real de Santo António, Portimão and Lagos.
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 of the video surveillance system, it was possible to identify 11 citizens suspected of engaging in drug trafficking, of which 5 were accused and 2 were detained in the act of committing a crime, with 1 citizen also being accused of the crime of possession of a prohibited weapon. .
Around 250 doses of amphetamines, cocaine, marijuana and hashish, 4 pyrotechnic devices, 1 knife and 1,355 euros were seized, suspected of originating from drug trafficking.
In the city of Faro, the same source states that a man was arrested, in flagrante delicto, for committing the crime of domestic violence. Following a call to the PSP to report an ongoing crime of domestic violence, police were mobilized and, upon arrival at the scene, they witnessed the suspect attacking the victim. Several pieces of evidence were seized, as well as 3 firearms belonging to the suspect.
Six other citizens were also arrested, in the same period, in the cities of Vila Real de St.º António, Faro, Olhão and Portimão for road crimes.
