Four men, aged between 18 and 21, were arrested by the PSP on suspicion of the crime of theft in Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia, leaving two in pre-trial detention awaiting an electronic bracelet, this Saturday was announced.
The PSP statement added that the arrests on Thursday took place as part of an “ongoing investigation since September 2019, aimed at intercepting a group of individuals responsible for the repeated practice of robberies against tourists near the historic area of city of Porto and the riverside area of Vila Nova de Gaia “.
PSP source added to Lusa that the four men “operated in the Historic Center of Porto, in Ribeira do Porto and in Cais de Gaia, attacking women tourists who were alone, in the alleys, sometimes resorting to violence, part of which had need to receive hospital assistance due to injuries caused by trying to resist theft “.
The four detainees are suspected of 17 robberies and the operation carried out, which included “two arrest warrants and two home search warrants, also resulted in the seizure of” several bladed weapons (knives and razors), mobile phones, a portable computer , a ‘tablet pc’, a camera, several documents of victims and the sum of 1,910 euros “, also reads in the information provided.
The detainees were present on Friday with the judicial authorities, “with the preventive detention coercion measure being applied to two of the suspects, who spent the night at the Prison Prison of Custoias pending the placement of an electronic bracelet,” added the source of the PSP, while the rest were dictated “periodic presentations to the police department”.
The operation carried out by the Criminal Investigation Division counted on the collaboration of the Detachment of the Special Police Unit and police elements from the 1st Police Division and the Police Division of Vila Nova de Gaia.
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