In a statement, the Braga Territorial Command, through the Guimarães Territorial Detachment, says that the seizure of the vehicles, which had undergone “changes in their construction characteristics and were taking part in illegal races in an industrial area, in the municipality of Guimarães”, took place on Saturday.

“After several complaints reporting the concentration of vehicles in that industrial area, with the aim of carrying out dangerous maneuvers and illegal races, the GNR carried out a police operation that resulted in the inspection of around 400 vehicles”.

During the operation, 45 infraction notices were also drawn up and 23 vehicles were seized, “due to changes in their construction characteristics”.

“The National Republican Guard recalls that, in addition to the seriousness associated with these crimes, they not only compromise the right of movement of citizens but also represent a serious attack on road safety for all users of public roads”, we also read in the communicated.