Ex-PM José Sócrates is detained on corruption charges
In what has been described in the international media as a âpolitical earthquakeâ, former Portuguese PM JosĂ© SĂłcrates is today in court facing a welter of tax evasion and corruption
String of high-ranking arrests in Golden Visa corruption shock
Portugal woke up this morning to news of yet another high-level corruption scandal – this time involving the governmentâs much-lauded Golden Visa programme. According to news coming out of Lisbon,
Portuguese lorry driver arrested and released after running over two elderly men
A 35-year-old Portuguese lorry driver has been arrested and released pending further inquiries after he was reported to have run over two elderly men in Spain without stopping. According to
Seven pickpockets arrested in Lisbon and released once again
Seven pickpockets from Eastern Europe were caught red-handed in Lisbonâs Alfama district, working the tourist trams and relieving visitors of their personal belongings and cash. But when taken to court,
24-year-old arrested on three counts of attempted murder
Police in Guarda arrested a 24-year-old driver on three counts of attempted murder this week after he drove into a riverbed, apparently on purpose, in a car containing his parents
âLight-fingeredâ Irishman arrested at Faro airport
Flight || A 51-year-old Irishman on a flight from Belfast to Faro was arrested on touchdown last week after allegedly assaulting a flight attendant. According to reports, the attendant had
Arrest: International prostitution ring ârun out of discreet villa in Boliqueimeâ
A 55-year-old Dutchman has been detained on a European Arrest Warrant, suspected of having run an international prostitution ring from a âdiscreet villaâ on the outskirts of Boliqueime. According to
UPDATE: Police arrest suspect in Tavira rape case
PJ police have today (Wednesday) confirmed that a man suspected of the rape of a 61-year-old foreign resident in her home in Tavira has been arrested. The 51-year-old man has
PJ police brings down ârunaway Algarve criminalâ
Arrested || He is known as âFĂĄbio Ciganoâ and was wanted for a number of crimes, including kidnappings, drug dealing and the illegal possession of firearms. After months on the
Portuguese drug mule arrested in Venezuela
Trafficking || A 37-year-old Portuguese woman was arrested last week by Venezuelan authorities after she tried to board a Lisbon-bound flight at Caracas Airport with four kilos of cocaine glued