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Portugal Other Police Forces
In 1990 the Fiscal Guard (Guarda Fiscal; also known as
Treasury Police) was a border control force of 8,500
charged with
customs inspections and the collection of import duties.
In
addition, they investigated smuggling, tax evasion, and
illegal
financial transactions, particularly those involving
importexport businesses and currency exchange. Most of its
uniformed
and plainclothes police were stationed at frontier
crossing
points, ports, and terminals of entry. Their monitoring of
entries and departures by foreigners also produced a flow
of
information needed by internal security agencies. The
Maritime
Police had functions similar to a coast guard service. The
Judicial Police, responsible to the minister of justice,
acted in
conjunction with the court system in investigating crimes,
particularly those involving subversion and terrorism, and
preparing cases for prosecution.
Data as of January 1993
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