A patrol of the GNR Intervention Unit detained two young men for the crime of robbery, in Vilamoura. The military, who are deployed in the region as part of the summer security reinforcement, surprised the men aged 18 and 25 to “coerce other Portuguese citizens with the use of a bladed weapon (knife point and spring), in order to seize objects from them», in one of the main arteries of that locality of the Municipality of Loulé.
The two detainees, residents of Quarteira, tried to flee on foot, but were eventually intercepted. The GNR recovered the stolen objects, although the pair tried to dispose of them while fleeing.
"It should be noted that one of the individuals has a background for the crime of theft, committed in circumstances similar to the current ones, and also for drug trafficking, and in the course of the action, personal objects that had been stolen from the victim and apprehended were recovered and returned. melee weapon used in carrying out the illicit act», revealed the Territorial Command of Faro of the GNR, in a statement.
The two detainees have already been brought before the court, with the oldest having been applied "the most severe coercion measure foreseen, preventive detention, while the youngest was given the obligation to remain in the house".
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