Serpa: Judged main drug suppliers to city consumers.
Two individuals, identified as the main drug suppliers to consumers in the town of Serpa, They began to be tried in the Court of Beja, both having assumed the confirm the charges.
According to the prosecutor of Serpa, the two individual packages and sold hash doses of cannabis and one gram of cocaine 50 EUR unit.
Victor C., of 48 year old, resident in Vale de Vargo, Serpa county, who is in custody in Prison Beja, He is charged with a drug crime, background having the same crime, having the facts being judged occurred in the period of suspension of a prison sentence 3 years and 8 months, that was condemned.
Francisco M., of 45 year old, He is accused of a narcotic drug trafficking crime minor, It is regarded as the man who made the distribution of products VÃtor acquired to sell to consumers.
Victor was arrested on 6 July 2018, NA 392, near Vila Nova de São Bento (Serpa), a GNR operation when returning from Spain, that the notice is the presence of the military darted out of the car, a bag with a cocaine ball 72,160 grams overlooking 121 doses. A house search of the suspect to housing, found various quantities and qualities drug.
The main defendant in court assumed that "acquired hashish and cannabis, Spain, and heroin, in Lisbon", explaining that when he traveled to the capital "heroin was purchased with money that buyers / consumers delivered", justified. When asked about the consumer names who sold drugs, Victor C., "To more and others less, confirm the names that are in the indictment ", finished.
Francisco M, also confirmed the facts that are accused, arguing that "I am the consumer for many years", assuming that "Victor was the supplier", concluded.
Given the assumption of trafficking offenses, the Public Prosecutor dismissed 28 the 37 enrolled witnesses, all of them described as "buyers" of hashish, cannabis and cocaine defendants. The trial will continue in the coming days, with the Collective of Judges, chaired by Magistrate Ana Batista, issued arrest warrants for driving the court two witnesses who missed the first session and not justified.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
