Beja: Judgment of Cape Verdean citizens for drug trafficking, cocaine and heroin.
An individual of Cape Verdean nationality, resident in Mem Martins, Sintra, It began yesterday to be tried before the Court of Beja by drug trafficking crime, namely, cocaine and heroin.
When he was arrested the 4 July of last year, by agents of the Criminal Investigation Police Station PSP, the individual was in possession 825 doses of heroin, 10 doses de cocaÃna e 735 euros in cash.
José M, of 52 year old, I had a rented room in an alley from the center of Beja, where he spent the nights when he came "loaded" Lisbon, He tried to escape the police and get rid of drugs, but the agents that controlled her movements since the arrival to the city they stopped all the artery and prevented their escape.
The trial has about three dozen prosecution witness, tudo "clients" of individual drugs do, when asked if he wanted to testify about the facts that he was accused, answered: “for now I do not speak”. The first session was marked by some contradictions of the deponents, which led to the Public Prosecutor, ask for one of the witnesses were accused of "lying" was withdrawn a certificate for "prosecution", incurring a prison sentence 3 a 5 year old.
As a few days after Joseph being in custody, He was arrested another Cape Verdean citizen, coming from the same area (Mem Martins / Sintra) the defense sought the testimony of witnesses was in order to accuse Fernando M., alias "Kiko", convicted during the past week to four years and six months in prison, the same offense.
When it was caught by a patrol of the Territorial Beja GNR command in conjunction with the Center for Criminal Investigation (NIC), this man 26 year old, He had in his possession had 83 doses of heroin, 38 doses of cocaine, 1.500 euros in cash and 6 mobile phones, items that were seized, together with the vehicle where it was transported.
The Collective of Judges, chaired by Cristina Calado, He questioned several witnesses about the identity of the two men, all perfectly they identified the accused as the "Joe" and his drug supplier, though sometimes they bought the drugs "Kiko".
The magistrates were also able to confirm that the witnesses the prosecution of PSP, that "the markings for the purchase" were made by phone and always "made the walk" through the city streets.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
