After a chase of 135 kilometers, between Castro Marim and Gomes Aires, in the municipality of Almodovar, military core of Criminal Investigation (NIC) of Albufeira from GNR, They seized, cerca the 21,30 hours Friday, four bales of hashish inside a vehicle, in total 135,4 pounds.
In view of the suspicious and irregular movement of a vehicle traveling on the Motorway 22 (A22), coming from Spain, An off-duty GNR soldier gave the alert, the pursuit was initiated and a police device was set up to intercept the vehicle.
When he realized he was being followed, the driver entered the A2, towards Lisbon, ending up leaving this road, no no by Almodôvar, and head towards the town of Gomes Aires, that Alentejo county.
When entering the locality and a dead-end area, the individual abandoned the vehicle, foreign registration, and fled on foot, the military found four bales of hashish inside, with a total weight greater than 135 pounds, which on the market would be worth more than 270 thousand individual doses.
The action that included the reinforcement of military personnel from the Beja Territorial Command, continuing the investigation and search for the fugitive who remains at large, to be developed by NIC operators in Albufeira. The facts were communicated to the Albufeira Judicial Court.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
Photo: Castrense Radio
