Several melon and watermelon producers in the Chamusca region complain of increasingly frequent thefts. Some producers even sleep on the land. Last month alone, six people were detained.
In the municipality of Chamusca, farmers have complained about the theft increasingly frequent to their agricultural explorations. In addition to the damage of the fruit, thieves also damage material.
Farmers José Domingues and Luís Fidalgo speak of melon, watermelon, tractors and taps.
To try to protect your work, it is the producers themselves to watch over their land at night.
A surveillance that has the support of the remaining community and the Republican National Guard (GNR), which in July, detained six men by agricultural theft and recovered a ton of watermelon in the Alpiarça municipality.
A problem that has been dragged over the years and has affected several farmers.
