Five members of the Loulé housebreaking gang that operated between October 2015 and January this year have been charged by the Faro Public Prosecutor's Office and will be tried.
The defendants, aged between 22 and 28, dedicated themselves to robbing homes and commercial establishments in the Loulé area, especially in Almancil, many of them belonging to foreigners.
It is stated in the charges that on most occasions "one or several of the defendants scaled the walls or the gates, broke down doors or windows and entered houses, after which they would take money and any valuables that they found."
Three of the defendants were arrested in February this year by Loulé GNR.
The charge sheet lists 27 burglaries, five of which were ‘attempted,’ as well as weapons charges.
One of the defendants will remain in jail until his trial date. Another is confined to his home and has to wear an electronic bracelet and another is banned from seeing or speaking to anyone involved.