They are Manços / Évora: Held 14 people and seized 1,37 tons olive.
Military GNR arrested fourteen people and seized more than one ton of olive oil mill in the olive groves of the Charterhouse, in the Upper Poplar Homestead, owned by Eugénio de Almeida Foundation, in San Manços, Évora municipality.
The group of thirteen males and one female, aged between 17 and 63 year old, all of whom are resident outside the Alentejo district, olive caught illegally, when it was surprised by the military detachments of the Territorial (DT) Évora and Reguengos de Monsaraz.
The LN Lieutenant Louis Mirandez, do DT de Évora da GNR, the arrests occurred "after a complaint lodged by olive grove owner", adding that 1,37 tons olive, mean "the largest seizure made during the campaign 2016/ 2017", held.
In the penthouse olive, which was delivered to the rightful owner, They were seized six vehicles.
The fourteen defendants were detained constituted, subject to term of identity and residence, having appeared yesterday (Thursday) the Court of Évora, where they were heard, and the case downloaded inquiry.
Since last day 1 November and up 31 January 2017, GNR reinforced the patrolling of farms with the operation "Field Insurance", having last year been seized 19,2 tons olive.
It is recalled that the olive thefts led to Field Camera larger the ban access to some roads, since that county as will campaign, was attended by 11 thefts, They were recovered 10.261 kilos of olives, 8 people were arrested and 7 identified, numbers together with the seizure of St. Manços, already exceed those recorded last year.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
