Évora: Two operating the "gang of pick-ups" in custody.
"Gang of pick-ups", has two operational in custody. Among the thefts there are two backhoes and forklifts.
two operating, of 41 and 47 year old, the so-called "gang of pick-ups" are already in custody in Prison Setúbal, after being hunted on Wednesday last in that city and attending the Judicial Court of Évora.
Among the six vehicles seized the group, and which had been stolen, They are two backhoe and a forklift and hundreds of auto parts.
The arrest of two individuals, It was the result of an operation carried out, in coordination with the Department of Investigation and Penal Action (DIAP) Évora, military GNR Territorial Command of Évora (CTE) and the support of the Intervention Unit.
A few months ago that the gang was investigated by the GNR and was related to theft and recetação vehicles, em particular pick-ups, and auto parts, occurred in several southern towns and center of the country.
The authorities raided a warehouse in Setubal, where the cars were dismantled and where they kept the material from theft. four cars were seized, three goods (pick-ups) and a passenger, two backhoes and forklifts, plus several hundred auto parts stolen and dismantled cars and still diverse dismantling equipment.
According to found the LN, the gang was regarded as "highly professional", since after dismantle stolen vehicles "all IDs were deleted and baled remains", to "remove" any trace.
With ongoing investigations, the authorities believe they can "dismantle and put in prison," the whole group, this worked in a "very organized and with a defined hierarchical structure", where each element had its intended purpose.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
