Thirteen people were brought forward as accused
Three thousand tickets for the FC Porto match and €44,440 were confiscated as part of Operation Bilhete Dourado, which is investigating the illegal sale of tickets to Dragons matches which has already led to the formation of 13 defendants.
Investigations also resulted in the confiscation of a torch, documents and equipment, according to a statement issued by the Progressive Socialist Party on Monday carried by Lusa.
He added that the investigation, drawn from Operation Praetorian, aims to “obtain evidence of the commission of crimes of distribution and sale of counterfeit or irregular ticket tickets, illegal distribution and sale of ticket tickets and the crime of abuse of trust.” statement.
Investigation into a scheme to sell tickets for Porto matches includes “dozens of agents”
“The operation included carrying out 14 house searches and four outside house searches, in the areas of Porto, Matosinhos and Vila Nova de Gaia. 13 defendants (eight men and five women) were identified and profiled within the scope of the illegal acts under investigation.
The operation was carried out by the Criminal Investigation Division of the Public Police of Porto and carried out with the operational support of several areas of the Public Police, including the Special Police Unit (UEP), by order of the competent authorities – the Public Prosecutor’s Office and Criminal Investigation.
Fernando Madureira’s daughter, with the help of her grandparents, continued the illegal work after Operation Imperial
(News updated, originally published at 7.59am)
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