Beja: GNR fez 16 arrests, seized hashish and heroin and detected 92 speeding.

Of the sixteen individuals detained in flagrante delicto, highlighting six for driving under the influence of alcohol, five for driving without legal authorization, duas por tráfico de estupefacientes e uma por posse ilegal de munições de arma de fogo, are the main highlights of the results of a set of operations, no district, carried out by the Territorial Command in Beja week 9 a 15 January, which aimed to prevent and combat violent crime, road inspection, among others.

In a statement on the operational activity sent to the wording of Lidador News (LN), GNR also gives account that were seized 398 doses of hashish, 61 doses of heroin, a melee weapon, 144 munitions, duas viaturas e 1 048 euro cash (Photo arrest in haystacks village, municipality of Ourique).

Of traffic enforcement actions, and surveillance in general, The following evidence records: 235 offenses detected, highlighting-se 92 for speeding, 18 by missing or improper use of safety belts and / or restraint system for children, 12 for lack of mandatory periodic inspection and 10 for driving with alcohol rate higher than allowed by law.

As for road accidents, GNR recorded thirty-three accidents which resulted: one seriously injured and seven minor injuries.

As regards the general control, They were drafted 27 notices of infraction, and 26 no âmbito da legislação da proteção da natureza e do ambiente e um no âmbito da legislação policial.

The GNR promoted two actions in schools, having been sensitized 24 students.

road accidents between 1 January and 31 December 2016

In Portugal during the first week of 2017, There registration of 127.210 accidents, which resulted 11 dead, 33 serious injuries and 38.317 injured passenger. For data 2015, there were more 4.410 accidents, with less 26 dead, less 216 serious injuries and less 509 injured passenger.

District of Beja were registered 2.028 accidents, which resulted 26 dead and 92 serious injuries. For data 2015, there were more 36 accidents, with less 9 dead and less 2 serious injuries.

road accidents between 1 and 7 January 2017

In Portugal during 2016, There registration of 2.292 accidents, which resulted 447 dead, 2.034 serious injuries and 692 injured passenger. With regard to data from the same period 2016, They occurred less 376 accidents, more 3 dead, more 11 feridos graves e menos 114 injured passenger.

District of Beja there until the time of registration 40 accidents, there is no registration of deaths and 1 serious injured. For data 2016, there were more 9 accidents, with even registration of deaths and injured more serious.

At one year, between 8 January 2017 and 7 January 2017, the accidents recorded were verified 26 dead and 94 serious injuries, less 6 dead and 5 serious injuries than in the same period 2015 and 2016.

Teixeira Correia

(journalist)