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GNR patrolled 1.9 million people on maritime borders

GNR checked around 1.9 million people at sea borders between October 29 and the end of April, mostly for tourist visits, the corporation announced today.

GNR patrolled 1.9 million people on maritime borders
Notícias ao Minuto

19:12 - 27/05/24 por Lusa

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The National Republican Guard today took stock of the six months in which it assumed the powers to control maritime and land borders with the extinction of the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) on October 29, 2023.

In a statement, the GNR advances that, in six months, around 1.9 million people who entered and left the country in 8,100 vessels were controlled, with special emphasis on cruise ships, with the ports of Lisbon and Funchal registering the largest number of entries.

The corporation also reports that, between October 29, 2023 and the end of April this year, it carried out more than 1.1 million administrative procedures at border posts related to the issuing of visas, licenses to come ashore and licenses to access the international zone.

In the same period, the GNR's territorial immigration inspection units carried out more than 300 operations throughout the country, especially targeting the agriculture, industry and services sectors, during which they inspected the status of around 9,500 foreigners.

According to the GNR, the districts where the most operations were carried out were Lisbon, Porto, Faro and Santarém, with "special priority" being given to entries at the borders of Vila Formoso and Caia, where several infractions to the foreigners law were registered.

The main contraventions detected by the military of the Guard were related to the lack of declaration of entry into national territory (324).

The GNR also arrested six people for illegal stay in Portugal.

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