Lisbon’s PSP anti-pickpocket squad is in Germany at the request of local police to take part in a security operation for the European Football Championship taking place there. The report says that four researchers located in Germany managed to do this. CMmaking four arrests at the scene in just four days.
The first took place on Monday in Leipzig, the city where Portugal beat the Czech Republic 2-1 the next day. A Romanian was arrested for stealing a Czech tourist’s wallet. PSP investigators not only managed to recover the stolen property and return it to the victim, but also brought the suspect to court. The thief was sentenced to a prison term of six months to one year, which he is already serving, and a fine of 100 to 500 euros.
This Friday in Dusseldorf CM You know that PSP special forces arrested three Bosnian women for stealing a wallet from a tourist from the Netherlands. The stolen property was also returned.
Four PSP agents have been in Germany since May 17, where they went to assist police at the Carnival of Cultures in Berlin. They will remain throughout the European Football Championship, even if Portugal are eliminated in the meantime. They will even need the support of two other colleagues to host the final of the competition on July 14 in Berlin.
Remember that in addition to these elements, PSP has a team of 9 people in Germany who accompany the national team delegation during the tournament.