GNR: Operation Field Insurance Phase II, from today in agricultural fields of Portugal.
A Guarda Nacional Republicana, between day 29 October and 31 January 2019, throughout the national territory, performs the second phase of operation "Safe Field". During operation last year, a GNR apreendeu 4.592 kilograms of olive stolen in farms Beja district.
During the three months of operation, It will be stepping up patrols in forests and farms, with the objective of preventing crime in general and olive thefts, brown and not particularly precious metals, paying particular attention to possible situations of trafficking in human beings.
During this period they are committed military territorial command, Protection Service of Nature and Environment, Fiscal Action Unit and the Criminal Investigation, what, during the patrol, conduct awareness-raising in rural communities, especially farmers, on prevention and protection against theft, and prevention of accidents involving vehicles and agricultural machines, alerting them to the safety rules related to the handling and use of such vehicles.
Use and driving agricultural vehicles (tractors), GNR advises the: Maintaining the vehicle. The malfunction or lack of cleanliness can cause accidents, Always use protective structures, like the bow of "Santo António", may prevent death of the driver or reduce the severity of injuries, Using the lighting and signaling accessories, according to the law, Attend theoretical and practical training sessions. The user must be aware of the risks of driving agricultural tractors and drive safely., Do not drive under the influence of alcohol, fatigue or speeding and respect the limits of the tractor. Do not overload, not carry passengers "to hang". It is prohibited and dangerous.
Operation “Field Insurance 2017-Phase II” no Beja district.
Since the beginning of Operation “Field Insurance 2017-Phase II”, that ended on 31 January 2018, a GNR apreendeu 4.592 kilograms of olive stolen in farms Beja district. During operation were recorded, compared to the Field Operation Insurance 2016: 117 held (more 46), 232 individuals identified (less 251), 46 crimes (less 13) and 318 contraordenações (more 21).
The largest seizure 2017 It occurred on 13 December near Baleizão, when the military GNR detected a vehicle of goods, carrying 1.250 kilos of olives, not having the driver and owner of the same known explain the origin of olive, Having identified the location where it was picked up.
The last seizure took place on 31 January, when the military Moura Desk GNR arrested in flagrante delicto, six men and two women, aged between 20 and 44 years, by olive theft crime, Sobral in the locality of Adi̤a РMoura.
Following a complaint by a property theft olives, the military detected several cars, with Spanish license, being several individuals in the process of picking olives.
Suspects to realize is the presence of the military embarked on the flight site toward Moura, in order to move to Spain, where they are resident, it was possible intercepts them later, of seizure 842 six kilograms of olive harvesting machines used in.
Largest ever theft district of Beja
The largest theft ever and recovery district of Beja (na photos), It occurred on the last day of the year 2016, when the GNR regained 20 tons olive, stolen the previous day in the Valley Estate D'water and recovered in Carvoeiro Monte, both in Ferreira do Alentejo county and evaluated 11 thousand euros. The thieves poured olive another farm, but they did not appear to recover.
Olive was wrapped in three trailers trailers to tractors, Vale Herdade D'Ãgua, located near 1,5 kilometers from Curveiro, and ready to be loaded into a mill, with the thieves using the respective vehicles for theft.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
