89,000 support jailed GNR ‘child killer’
The tragic case of a GNR officer jailed for nine years for killing a child during a police chase has touched the nation. Over 89,300 people have signed the online
Corruption case verdict soon
Defendants in the alleged Albufeira corruption trial will now hear their fate at the end of October. A total of 35 officers from the city’s GNR-BT (traffic) division are accused
GNR defends boat inspections
A spokesman from the GNR’s fiscal division has launched a strong defence of the force’s recent unannounced inspections on boats to check for payment of the so-called ‘boat tax’, applicable
Drug squad triumphs
Faro GNR’s Núcleo de Investigação Criminal de Droga, a special drug investigation team unit created a year ago, has already made 56 arrests for alleged drug trafficking and seized around
GNR could substitute SEF
Officers from the fiscal brigade of the Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR) may substitute for striking border control (SEF) staff during the forthcoming Euro 2004 football tournament that begins on June
Maritime security must be boosted
Portugal’s coastline security need to be reinforced, according to Mourato Nunes, Commander of the GNR, after it emerged that this was the area where security forces fell short of expectations
Police reinforcements for region
More than 100 officers from the Corpo de Intervenção (CI – Intervention Corps) arrived in the Algarve last week to reinforce the region’s PSP force. The squadron, whose arrival was
Corruption trial begins
A total of 195 defendants – mostly police officers from the GNR’s Brigada de Trânsito division – are standing trial on corruption charges. The 173 GNR officers were stationed at
Operation a success
A national police operation, carried out by GNR and BT officers over the four-day carnival period, has been pronounced a success. The operation covered the whole of Portugal and involved
Syringe attack
Two GNR officers, attacked by assailants in Quarteira, fear they may have become infected with the HIV virus after being stabbed with a syringe that could have contained contaminated blood.