Police found a stash of stolen goods in his house worth âŹ80,000
A 51-year-old man was caught red-handed and arrested on April 1 for stealing several bicycles in Tavira.
The man was tracked down by the local GNR police after following multiple complaints from locals about a string of bicycle thefts in the area.
The arrest was followed by a search of the suspectâs home, which uncovered a substantial stash of stolen goods valued at around âŹ80,000. Among the recovered items were eight electric bicycles, three conventional bicycles, several cycling accessories and equipment, a self-defence aerosol spray, a dagger, two walkie-talkie radios, seven television sets and six vehicles.
The suspect has been formally named as an âarguidoâ (defendant) and the case has been referred to the Judicial Court of Faro.
