Madeleine McCann police release new statement amid reservoir search
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPolice have issued an update about the current searches for missing Brit Madeleine McCann. Fresh operations are continuing today (Tuesday May 23) as part of the investigation into her disappearance.
A Policia Judiciaria statement said it is co-ordinating searches in the Algarve at the request of German police and in the presence of British officers, reports the Mirror.
An update from the prosecutor's office in the German state of Braunschweig reads: "As part of the investigation into the case of Madeleine McCann there are currently measures related to the criminal process taking place in Portugal. READ MORE: Madeleine McCann's sister, now 18, makes poignant statement on 16th anniversary of her disappearance "The measures are being implemented...
by the Portuguese law enforcement authorities with the support of officers of the [German] Federal Criminal Police Office." The statement concludes: "Further information on the background will not be released at this time." An area near the Barragem do Arade reservoir, around 50km from Praia da Luz where Madeleine went missing in 2007, was being sealed off yesterday ahead of searches according to Portuguese news website SIC.
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