House arrest of drug trafficking suspect in Ponta Delgada

A 21-year-old man was placed under house arrest because he was “seriously accused of a crime related to drug trafficking” in Ponta Delgada, on the island of São Miguel, Azores, PSP reported this Monday.

According to the Regional Command of the Police Public Security (PSP) of the Azores, the suspect was detained by members of the Ponta Delgada Criminal Investigation Department following an anonymous tip about an alleged drug deal that was “taking place in Largo Martires da Homeland.” “

PSP adds that “since information recently emerged about the consumption and sale of hashish in the vicinity of the Secundária Antero de Quental school, a permanent service team was immediately called to the scene to clarify the real contours of the situation.” “.

“Thanks to the quick approach of PSP investigators to the scene of the incident, it was immediately possible to confirm highly suspicious behavior in a car parked on Largo Martires da Patria, with the presence of a drug addict heading towards the said car to buy drugs, a transaction that did not take place due to police intervention “, the document says.

Also, according to the PSP, as a result of the actions taken by investigators, “they were able to detect and seize in a vehicle belonging to the accused,” who was immediately detained, “more than 50 doses of hashish in clear conditions for sale to drug addicts.” “.

A 17-year-old woman was with the accused and was also charged “because she was in possession of items that linked her to the alleged commission of the crime.”

“Taking into account the scenario verified at the scene, as well as other information at the disposal of the PSP, which pointed to the accused as one of the main suppliers of hashish in the vicinity of Liceu Antero de Quental, investigative measures were carried out. was carried out immediately, namely a search of the house and another search of a second vehicle in the defendant’s possession, which led to the confiscation of approximately 0.5 kg of hashish, [quantidade] which will allow you to prepare more than 900 individual doses for consumption, [e] two vehicles, among other items associated with the commission of a crime,” the PSP describes.

The detainee, after questioning by the judge of the criminal investigation of the Ponta Delgada court, will await the remaining stages of the trial under house arrest.

In the note, the regional command of the PSP in the Azores emphasizes the importance of the intervention, since it “allowed to stop the criminal activities of the accused, suspected of drug trafficking near the school” and recently arrested for committing the same type of crimes.