Man arrested for selling drugs near Portimão schools
A man was arrested and three others were named official suspects (arguidos) following a PSP police drug bust in Portimão on Thursday. The police force had been conducting an investigation
Man arrested in Faro for trying to board flight to UK with 10 kilos of hashish
A 55-year-old man was arrested at Faro Airport for trying to smuggle 10 kilos of hashish onto a flight to the UK, PJ police announced this morning. According to the
Portuguese and Spaniard arrested in Gibraltar for anti-Semitic abuse
Two young men, a Portuguese aged 21 and a Spaniard, aged 26, have been arrested in Gibraltar on suspicion of “racially aggravated intentional harassment, alarm & distress after allegedly shouting
Man arrested for trying to smuggle cocaine at Faro Airport
A man has been remanded in custody after being arrested at Faro Airport for drug trafficking. According to PSP police, the man was trying to board a flight to Milan,
Ten arrested in latest Algarve drug bust
Drug bust also led to the confiscation of large amounts of drugs GNR police arrested 10 people during a drug bust operation in the Algarve on Monday. The drug trafficking
Russian arrested in Lisbon after scaling April 25 bridge
A 26-year-old Russian was arrested on Sunday morning after scaling ‘dozens of metres’ from the rocks to the first platform of the April 25 suspension bridge over the Tejo river,
71-year-old woman arrested for suspected arson in Pombal
A 71-year-old woman has been arrested by PJ police today, suspected of having started a fire ‘using direct flame’ in Pombal. It was only thanks to “rapid and effective intervention
Woman detained at Madeira airport with enough heroine for 18,000 doses
A woman, aged 35, had been detained today at Madeira Airport in possession of “a significant quantity of heroine”. A PJ police source has referred to “enough to prepare 18,000
Woman, 67, arrested over forest fire that consumed 14 hectares
A woman, aged 67, has been arrested by Aveiro’s PJ police on suspicion of having started a forest fire that went on to consume 14 hectares last weekend. The woman
Man arrested for stealing Albufeira Council vehicle
A 21-year-old man was arrested this week by PSP police in Olhão after stealing a car that belongs to Albufeira Council. Authorities detected the vehicle circulating in Olhão last Tuesday through the vehicle’s GPS tracking system.