The Territorial Command Beja, through the Territorial Post of Vidigueira, yesterday, day 11 January, detained eight men and three women, aged between 16 and 43 year old, of olive theft, in the Vidigueira municipality.
As part of a report of olive theft, by the land owner, the Guard military carried out several police measures that allowed the suspects to be located and intercepted while they were harvesting.
In the course of the action, it was possible to learn the following material: 680 kilos of olives; Three passenger vehicles and various harvest-related material.
The suspects were arrested and the facts were reported to the Cuban Judicial Court.
It should be remembered that in the balance sheet of Operation Campo Seguro 2023 a National Republican Guard, revealed that since the day 26 of June and until the day 31 December 2023, had recovered in the district of Beja 39.719 kilograms of olive penthouse. During the operation, the GNR detained 122 people and identifying others 299 mostly for crimes of theft on farms, the overwhelming majority in the district of Beja.
GNR seized 10 tons of olives in a receiver establishment.
Military personnel from different areas of the Beja Territorial Command (CTBeja) of the GNR seized in the 30 of December, in Old Montes, county Aljustrel, next to 10 tons of olives stolen and a man was accused, of 44 year old, on suspicion of committing the crime of receiving.
Inside the Reception Center, 10 vehicles with several kilos of olives inside, having been identified 18 suspected and apprehended persons 6.150 kilos of olives. At the location mentioned, the GNR seized more 3.832 kilos of olives that the recipient was also unable to prove their origin.
In total operation, which involved military personnel from the Territorial Posts, Investigation and Rapid Intervention by CTBeja and Setúbal Territorial Command, They were learned 9 982 kilograms of olive penthouse, identified 150 people and 40 vehicles linked to illegal acts of “olive picking on third party properties”, justified the Guard, who also created 80 administrative offense notices under the Highway Code.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
