Man arrested for faking kidnapping to extort money from relative
An Almancil man has been arrested after rigging his own kidnapping. The 39-year-old is alleged to have tried to trick a relative into paying a €800 ransom, on the basis
Man tries to rape woman near Carvoeiro beach
A 29-year-old Portuguese man was arrested by PJ police shortly after trying to rape a 25-year-old Lithuanian woman as she was leaving Carvoeiro beach with a child on Sunday afternoon
Heartless OAP swindler arrested in VRSA
A 41-year-old woman believed to have swindled a number of elderly people in Vila Real de Santo António was arrested by PSP police on Wednesday (April 1) after being caught
Galician terrorist foiled in attempt to flee to Venezuela
A Galician terrorist, condemned to 11 years in jail by a Spanish court, was arrested as he boarded a flight to Venezuela yesterday (Wednesday) using false papers. Héctor José Naya
Three more arrests in Social Security corruption scandal
Three more people have now been arrested in the latest “Social Security declarations” scandal. As many as 80 police attached to the country’s anti-corruption unit swooped on offices up and
Social Security officials arrested on corruption charges
Two high-ranking officials of the Social Security services in Lisbon have been arrested by PJ police this morning (March 4) on corruption charges, reports Correio da Manhã. The newspaper says
Police arrest seven in connection with hacker group ‘Anonymous Portugal’
Seven people suspected of being part of hacker group ‘Anonymous Portugal’ were arrested by PJ police this morning (February 26) in the metropolitan areas of Lisbon and Porto. The suspects,
Police arrest 52 immigrants suspected of stealing 18 tons of olives
A mega police operation caught 52 immigrants, purportedly from Eastern Europe, on Sunday suspected of having stolen more than 18 tons of olives from various groves in the district of
Carvoeiro businessman with private arsenal “shopped” by his wife
A 47-year-old Carvoeiro shopkeeper hoarding a private arsenal on his business premises has been arrested for domestic violence. According to the GNR police, the Portuguese man was found to be
Arrests || SEF probes Faro-Dublin air link over illegal immigration
A string of arrests at Faro Airport has raised questions over a possible new route for illegal immigration between the Algarvean capital and Dublin, Ireland. Four foreigners were arrested last