Portuguese justice lets “mega trafficker” walk free
“Delay in extradition process” left no other option Portuguese justice has suffered another remarkable episode of self-harm: after the arrest of a ‘mega drug trafficker’ in the Azores two summers
Authorities seize counterfeit items in Monte Gordo
GNR police seized 95 counterfeit items and identified two men, aged 43 and 48, during an inspection in Monte Gordo on Sunday (January 12). The confiscated items included clothing such
Stormy weather thwarts drug dealers off Algarve coast
Nearly one ton of drugs seized along Algarve coast in first weeks of 2025 Stormy weather and intensified coastal patrols have disrupted drug trafficking along the Algarve coast, leading to
Law ‘releases’ teens from heavy sentence for fatal knife attack
Two teenage boys have escaped much heavier sentencing for the fatal knife attack of ‘a rival’ at Matosinhos shopping centre last summer. Because of their ages, the youngster will only
Albufeira crime rate “misinterpreted”, says local mayor
Fact-checking platform Polígrafo ranked Albufeira as municipality with highest crime rate, but local mayor says most cases are minor incidents Albufeira mayor José Carlos Rolo has strongly criticised the misuse
Highest number of homicides recorded for last decade
PJ police record 112 ‘intentional homicides’ in Portugal in 2024 The country’s PJ Judicial Police recorded 112 intentional homicides in 2024, the highest number of the decade, according to official
Portugal’s largest motorway operator on trial for 2016 road collapse
Brisa, another company in group, four directors accused of ignoring prior warnings Portugal’s largest motorway operator, Brisa, another company in the group, as well as four directors, will stand trial
Viseu shooter gives judge his side of story; ends up behind bars
José Pedro gives himself up after 12-days on run José Pedro, the young gypsy man caught on camera shooting at various members of a rival family outside a Viseu shopping
Four arrested in western Algarve drug bust
Nearly 2,000 doses of cocaine seized A nearly 18-month investigation into a criminal network operating in the western Algarve (Barlavento) culminated in the arrest of four men and the confiscation
Robbery at luxury mansion in Vilamoura nets over a million euros worth of goods
Family were “at home” during ordeal A Hindustani family, living in a mansion valued at around €15 million in Vilamoura, was robbed of more than a million euros worth of