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A PSP agent from Chaves is among the dozens of detainees in a mega-operation of the Judicial Police (PJ) to combat arms trafficking, in the north of the country. Within the scope of the call Iberia Operation A large number of weapons were also seized, including several machine guns, according to the PUBLIC. The name given to the operation took into account the route of the weapons, which came from Spain to Portugal as well as from Portugal to Spain. The Spanish authorities are also collaborating in this investigation.
In addition to the PSP agent, several gunsmiths were also arrested who were also engaged in the illegal sale of weapons, a market that would fuel another type of crime, namely that associated with robberies. Given the size of the operation, only this Wednesday should it be possible to count the number of detainees and take stock of the seizures.
Shortly before 1:00 p.m., the Judicial Power confirmed in a statement that this Tuesday dozens of house and non-house raids were being carried out, in which around three hundred PJ operatives participated. The Republican National Guard and the Public Security Police collaborate in the investigation.
According to a source from the PSP, the Chaves police suspect in the case was the subject of a search of the residence where he lives, where several weapons were seized. In the afternoon a search of the box office and the police station of the PSP de Chaves was scheduled. PSP spokesman Nuno Carocha confirmed that there was a suspicious agent and that the Vila Real PSP Command and the Department of Arms and Explosives of the same force were collaborating in the investigation.
The Judicial Branch adds that the operation is carried out as part of an investigation under the supervision of the Porto Criminal Investigation and Action Department.
