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3 foreign citizens detained in central Portugal over illegal residence

Xinhua, April 10, 2017 Adjust font size:

Three foreign citizens illegally residing in Portugal have been detained and another six were notified to voluntarily leave the country in central Portugal, the country's Immigragtion and Borders Service (SEF) said in a note sent to Portuguese Lusa news agency on Monday.

The operation involved around two dozen operations in the past days, in the districts of Leiria, Viseu and Castelo Branco.

"Around 150 foreign citizens were identified, of which 9 were verified to be in an irregular situation in national territory," the note read.

Three citizens were detained for "irregular stay in the country," while the remaining six were notified that they had to voluntary leave the country, according to the statement.

The operations focused on diverse sectors including building sites, night clubs and road transport terminals.

The SEF also revealed that there were around two dozen inspectors involved in the operations.

Eight infraction proceedings were carried out against employers which had citizens in an irregular situation working for them, and fines will vary between 16,000 and 80,000 euros (16,968 to 84,841 U.S. dollars), the agency said. Endit