A man arrested by GNR police on Wednesday (December 2) on possession of illegal weapons and drug trafficking charges is believed to be the same person who attacked an off-duty GNR officer inside a Quarteira supermarket last month.
The case dates back to November 5 when a man was caught on CCTV footage punching an off-duty officer inside a supermarket and threatening him in front of clients and employees.
Reports Correio da ManhĆ£, the attacker had apparently gone to the supermarket because he knew the manās girlfriend worked there. The two men apparently have a contentious history as the police officer reportedly arrested the manās father a year ago in a case which is still ongoing.
But the suspect, 21, was arrested yesterday along with a 23-year-old man as part of a GNR police investigation related to drug trafficking and criminal possession of firearms.
As a result of their investigation, GNR police confiscated several weapons and munitions, over 2,500 doses of hashish and ā¬42,680 in cash. The two men were due to be heard in court today (Thursday).
michael.bruxo@algarveresident.com
