In one of the more bizarre Euro 2004 incidents so far, an Irishman was detained by police today after allegedly driving away an ambulance.
Police in Lisbon said the man, who took the emergency vehicle in Portimao on the Algarve at 3.30 a.m. today, had a very high alcohol reading.
The ambulance crew had left it with keys in the ignition after they were called out to assist somebody and the man drove it 200 yards before he was stopped by the police. He was still in custody later.
Police also reported that a 38-year-old Englishman was detained yesterday in Porto for ticket touting relating to the Germany/Holland game, which took place in that city.
Five Germans who were held over a disturbance in Porto late on Monday night have been fined and thrown out of the country, four voluntarily and one by order of the court.
In Aveiro, where the Czech Republic played Latvia yesterday, two Englishmen aged 27-years-of-age and 35-years-of-age were picked up at 2.30 this morning for allegedly using counterfeit money, as was a 31-year-old Englishman in the resort of Cascais.