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Man Arrested on A22 After Posting On Facebook About Driving Without A License

MAN ARRESTED ON A22 AFTER POSTING ON FACEBOOK ABOUT DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSEThe GNR arrested a 26-year-old man yesterday the A22 exit to Portimão, for driving without a legal license, shortly after he posted a video on Facebook about it.

After a complaint that “a man was driving a vehicle on the highway, allegedly without legal authorization to drive, while broadcasting live on Facebook”, the GNR moved to the scene, with a view to “locating and intercepting the driver and to end the danger that this could cause to the other users of the road”, explained the GNR in a statement.

The man was intercepted by the authorities at the exit to Portimão and the authorities confirmed that “he was not entitled to drive and that the vehicle also had no civil liability insurance”.

The detainee was arrested and was to go in front of the Judicial Court of Portimão today.

Original article available in Portuguese at http://postal.pt/