Third fugitive from September jail break recaptured in Italy
Three down, two to go Portugal’s PJ police have announced the arrest of a third fugitive following September’s mass jail break. Operação RETORNO III O evadido do Estabelecimento Prisional de
Grand theft avocado: Four arrested in Vila Nova de Cacela
GNR police arrested four people – two men (25 and 33) and two women (25 and 32) – who were caught red-handed stealing avocados in Vila Nova de Cacela. Authorities
10,000 litres of gasoline seized in Tavira police operation
Men were spotted suspiciously transferring jerrycans of fuel from a van to a boat A GNR police operation in Santa Luzia, Tavira, led to the seizure of over 10,000 litres
Two Algerians sought after man stabbed in head in Porto
Two men, both Algerian, are being sought by PSP police after they allegedly stabbed a third man in the head, in Praça do Marquês de Pombal, in the Paranhos district
Failed fuel station heist leaves one dead, GNR agent seriously injured
Attempted robbery foiled in Vila Real, just after 5am this morning A failed robbery attempt at a petrol station in Vila Real this morning left one dead and seriously injured
Young man suspected of causing summer’s largest fire placed under house arrest
A 24-year-old arrested earlier this week on suspicion of having caused the largest fire this summer, in Oliveira de Azeméis, is to be placed under house arrest. The ‘factory worker’
Colombian smuggler arrested in Póvoa de Varzim
Diego Buitrago, 62, one of Colombia’s most notorious smugglers, has finally been run to ground in Póvoa de Varzim, where he had been living ‘in hiding’ for the last few
PJ police dismantle ‘one of Europe’s largests’ cocaine processing labs
Seven suspects arrested; three caught ‘red handed’ Portugal’s Judicial Police (PJ) has dismantled what it said was “the largest” industrial cocaine extraction, processing and packaging laboratory in Europe, during an
Prosecutor investigates 103 ‘hate crimes’ in first six months of 2024
Charges brought in just three… The Portuguese public prosecutor’s office opened 103 investigations into hate crimes in the first six months of this year, with only three investigations in which
PJ and Navy intercept Brazilian fishing boat carrying 1.6 tonnes of cocaine
Minister praises Navy’s “fundamental, irreplaceable role in combating organised crime” Portugal’s PJ police and Navy have intercepted a Brazilian-flagged fishing boat with 1.6 tonnes of cocaine on board as part