Dozens of people consume alcoholic beverages on the streets of Lagos and Albufeira – Society

Illegal parties in the Algarve continue. Alcohol, music and people on the street, this was the scenario that the GNR of Faro encountered in Lagos and Albufeira, at the end of this Friday afternoon.

Despite the focus of a coronavirus outbreak in Lagos, “the Faro Territorial Command, through the Lagos Territorial Post and the Olhos D’Água Territorial Post, stopped two parties that were taking place with dozens of people on the public road, in violation to the rules defined and foreseen to fight the covid-19 pandemic in Barão de São João – Lagos and Albufeira “, the note sent by that authority reads.

The first situation occurred after a noise report. The military went to the scene and confirmed the existence of live music and dozens of people on the street and on the terrace consuming alcoholic beverages, next to a liquor store. The party was hampering the passage of pedestrians and vehicles, causing the GNR to identify the owner of the establishment and inform that “the gathering of more than 20 people is not allowed, in compliance with the rules in force. After being approached by the military of the GNR, the people present at the event accepted the nominations and ended the party “, reads.

In the second situation, also after reporting noise, the military went to the scene and found the presence of several dozen young people on the public road, who, after the arrival of the GNR military, followed the order to disperse.

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