Man arrested for using counterfeit money in Albufeira
A 52-year-old man was arrested after he was caught using counterfeit money in the municipality of Albufeira. After being alerted, GNR police were able to intercept the man, who was
12 people arrested for drug trafficking during Afro Nation
PSP police have announced that 12 people were arrested for drug trafficking between June 28 and 30 as part of a special operation carried out during the Afro Nation festival
15 Groundforce baggage handlers arrested for suspected drug trafficking
In the space of the last 18 months, PJ police (through its drug trafficking unit) have arrested no less than 15 baggage handlers working for Groundforce at Lisbon airport on
Drug traffickers arrested after being rescued from drifting boat
Bales of hashish found floating near boat Two drug traffickers saw no choice but to call for help after their boat malfuctioned off the Algarve coast in the early hours
Three men and one woman arrested over murder of pianist
Three men, aged 27, 46 and 47 and a woman aged 45 have been arrested today suspected on being involved in the murder of pianist Pedro Queiroz. The body of
Doctor arrested following rape allegations
PJ police have arrested a 60-year-old doctor, working in State health care units in the north, following allegations of serial sexual abuse, including rape, since 2022. As investigations continue, the
SEF arrests ‘false doctors attending fictitious conference’
… and ‘faciliator’ believed to be aiding illegal immigration SEF inspectors at Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado airport have today arrested a man believed to have been involved in aiding illegal immigration
Six arrested in €30 million cocaine bust in Albufeira
Group suspected of trafficking “large quantities of cocaine” into Europe Six people were arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking and 1.2 tons of cocaine believed to be worth more than
GNR arrest 702 people ‘in flagrante’ in space of a week
GNR police have celebrated a bumper week of arrests this month. Between March 3 and 9 agents arrested no less than 702 people “in flagrante” for various crimes, the majority
Fake doctors who “promised cure to cancer” arrested in Algarve
Women convinced cancer patients to stop their chemotherapy treatments Two women have been arrested in the Algarve where they posed as doctors and promised to cure cancer patients, having even