A 22-year-old was accused of suspected theft in a house in Ponte de Lima, and the goods, worth more than 50,000 euros, were recovered by GNR, was revealed today.
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30/10/2026
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Lusa
U22-year-old was accused of suspected theft in a dwelling in Ponte de Lima, and the goods, worth more than 50,000 euros, were recovered by GNR, was revealed today.
Contacted by Lusa, regarding a statement from the Territorial Command of Viana do Castelo, the commander of the territorial detachment of Arcos de Valdevez, Captain Rui Bento, explained that the goods were stolen from the house of a German citizen in Ponte de Lima.
The complaint formalized by the owner of the dwelling earlier this month triggered an investigation that allowed to identify and locate the suspect, born in Ponte de Lima.
According to Captain Rui Bento, “the defendant kept the stolen goods in his girlfriend’s house in Bragança”, the capital of the Trás-os-Montes sub-region.
After “a house search and a vehicle search, the vast majority of stolen goods were recovered by GNR”.
A computer was also recovered, “sold through the OLX platform to a buyer, resident in the municipality Matosinhos, Porto district, identified by GNR, on suspicion of receipt of some of the stolen objects”.
The “value of goods exceeds 50,000 euros”, and other objects related to at least three other criminal offences of the same nature were seized”.
Among the recovered material is a motor vehicle, an electric motorcycle, two travel bags, car keys and one housing, various computer and electronic equipment and personal documents.
The “suspect, with criminal record and referenced by the practice of crimes of the same nature, was constituted and the facts were reported to the Tribunal Judicial de Ponte de Lima.
The action was supported by the Public Security Police (PSP) of Bragança.