Road: In 2015, district of Beja were held 67 seizures.
The latest report of the Judicial Police (PJ), on combating drug trafficking (cocaine, cannabis, heroin and ecstasy) reveals that in 2015, district of Beja were held 67 seizures, of which 65 They are accounted for by weight and 2 units.
The report focuses the operating results of PJ, PSP, GNR, Tributary and customs authority, SEF, Prison Service and Marine Police, It was based on four main types of narcotic (cocaine, cannabis, heroin and ecstasy), having 2015 in Portugal, been made 7.305 seizures, of which 6.727 They are accounted for by weight and 578 units.
The weight, the sum of the four types of drugs with higher amounts corresponding to seized 99,4% do total e a 97,6% the number of arrests made.
Cocaine comes as the narcotic with larger quantities seized, overtaking cannabis, which usually been registered amounts greater. Since the year 2000, Only in 2006 there was a situation
similar.
In the district of Beja and according to the report da PJ, were realized 67 seizures, of which 65 They are accounted for by weight and 2 units. There was 6 cocaine seizures a total weight 0,06 kgs, 41 with cannabis 3,500 kgs, 18 of heroin 0,14 kgs e 2 ecstasy seizures with 77 tablets caught.
As the total number of participants, men and women, 2015 the highest number since 2011, with 6.525 people, 5.566 of whom were held.
Another important element in the fight against drug trafficking is the seizure of property and assets resulting from trafficking or used in this criminal practice.
In 2015 They were seized 446 Car, of which 412 were light, 4 boats, 169 weapons, 3.152 mobile phones, 7 mobile satellite, 2.784.488,67 € in cash and € 25,019.93 in foreign currency.
Comparative analysis with the year 2014, the Judicial Police found a positive variation in all indicators, except for the vessels decreased 73,3%.
The drug prices
The report specifies the average value of each drug market, from cleared information from some traffickers arrested.
Cocaine: 48,90 euros per gram. It is the drug but expensive. Each program will for about 12 doses.
Heroin: 31,61 euros per gram (in 214 It was from 31,47 euros). Each program will for about 10 doses.
Hashish: 2,50 euros per gram. Each program will for 5 doses.
Esctasy: 2,41 euros per tablet. The price decreased 26,3 % about 2014.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
