On 13 September, the Faro Territorial Command, through the Loulé Criminal Investigation Unit (NIC), arrested four men, aged between 24 and 34, for theft in the municipality of Loulé.

As part of several violent thefts of valuable watches by an organised group, the Guard's military personnel carried out an investigation that lasted around three months. During the investigation, it was possible to determine that the suspects frequently entered and left the country, without following routines, opting for discreet accommodation and rented vehicles in different locations.

Following the police investigations, the GNR managed to detect the suspects in a tourist area with luxury goods stores, as they were preparing to carry out a robbery, and were immediately approached and arrested by the criminal investigation and Intervention Detachment military personnel, who were monitoring the action from a distance. Following the operation, it was possible to associate the suspects with several robberies.