PORTIMÃO: Fifteen street vendors, 11 men and four women, were arrested in Portimão in a police operation that aimed to clamp down on counterfeit goods.
Carried out by the PSP and Maritime police forces more than 2,500 fake items were seized, among them sunglasses, shirts, shorts, watches, bags and shoes.
Seventy-five officers and inspectors took part in the operation which focused on the street-sellers who set up along Portimão’s riverside every summer.