The National Guard, the Public Security Police, the Judicial Police and the Tax and Customs Authority conducted throughout the national territory, on 6 and 7 September, the European operation “JPO Cars”. This involved the control and monitoring of vehicles on land and sea borders, in order to detect vehicle crime, with a particular focus on trafficking and match-fixing cars.
In the two days of the operation, 19739 cars, 2255 people and 3018 documents, were checked resulting in:
21 seized vehicles, especially:
- Five for fraud;
- Five for tax debts;
- Two for theft.
13 people were arrested, among them being an individual for illegally in the country who went missing in France two years ago. The detainee, with a criminal record in France for theft, violence and sexual assault, had no residence permit in the Schengen area. He was arrested while trying to leave the country, towards France.
174 notices of administrative offense, mainly by road and environmental violations were issued.
- Madeira – GNR Seize 580 litres of illegal alcoholic beverages
- Man sentenced to a year and a half in prison for stealing six euros
- Funchal – Streets closed in Funchal due to a suspicious object
- IPMA WEATHER WARNING HIGH SEAS, WINDS and HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS
- New Emergency Card Intends to improve communication between foreigners, authorities and medical emergency teams.
- PSP investigates dock assaults
- PSP Lisbon District Metropolitan Police neutralize drug trafficking group
- Operation “Lusar”
- Conclusion of complex investigation of crimes of falsification or counterfeiting of documents, qualified fraud and money laundering
- Journalists accused of illegally divulging parts of Operation Marquis
- PJ holds seven suspects of scams and falsification of documents
- GNR Operation “Shadowgame” gambling operation results in the arrest of 20 people
- Operation Albare – Eight persons arrested – Money laundering 40 million and other crimes
- Change of direction in the way the country addresses the rural fires
- President of Tourism of the North arrested on suspicion of corruption
