The GNR arrested two people suspected of drug trafficking and possession of a prohibited weapon yesterday, following a road inspection carried out in the town of Hortas, Vila Real de Santo António.
A search of the vehicle and a personal security search of the drive and the passenger of the vehicle were carried out by the police officers. Drugs and a prohibited weapon were found, resulting in the man aged 41 and a woman aged 44, being arrested. Aswell as carrying drugs and a prohibited weapon, the driver did not have a driving license.
“Following the action, a search of the vehicle and a personal security search of the driver and occupant of the vehicle were carried out, and it was possible to verify that they were in possession of a narcotic product and a prohibited weapon, which led to their arrest and to the seizure of the material”, said the GNR in a statement.
The GNR highlighted that, after the first personal and vehicle search, a house search was then carried out at the detainees' residence, which ended with the seizure of 47 doses of hashish, 32 of cocaine; 11 of heroin and 8 of marijuana, as well as three cell phones, a precision scale, an automatic opening knife, bags for individualizing doses and 159 euros.
