Navy and Maritime Police apprehend two more ‘narco boats’, south of Portugal
Latest operation brings seizures tally up to 48 drug boats in less than two years Two high-speed launches have been seized in international waters south of Portugal by the Navy
Two men suspected of heinous bus attack remain in preventive custody
Following the recent arrests of young men suspected of taking part in the brutal attack on a Lisbon Carris bus and its driver (who narrowly escaped with his life), two
PJ in international operation dismantling multi-million euro trafficking network
Network “has brought several thousand people to Europe/ the UK/ USA” Portugal’s PJ police have taken part in an international operation that has succeeded in dismantling yet another criminal network
Luxury home burglar arrested in Loulé
Investigation lasted 18 months GNR police arrested a 37-year-old man on November 27 for a series of burglaries targeting luxury residences in the municipality of Loulé, home to the Algarve’s
PJ hone in on arsonists who torched bus with driver inside
42-year-old driver sustained catastrophic injuries Portugal’s PJ criminal investigation police have honed in on the group of hooded men who threw molotov cocktails into a bus, one them purposely into
CCTV cameras help solve 39 crimes in Faro
CCTV surveillance system was inaugurated in August A new CCTV surveillance system installed in the Algarve capital of Faro has already proven its effectiveness by aiding in the resolution of
Transvestite socialite formally accused of domestic violence against 95-year-old former wife
The long-drawn out saga of José Castelo Branco and his much older ‘heiress’ wife Betty Grafstein has moved to the stage where public prosecutors have formally accused the transvestite socialite
Police identify nine most common phone scams, urging population “don’t fall for them”
Be suspicious in any situation of ‘urgency’ The nine most commonly used telephone scam methods were identified by Portugal’s PSP police in a communiqué today, alerting people to frauds that
Young man confesses stabbing stepfather to death in Almada
Hands himself in to PSP, claiming defence of his mother A 24-year-old man handed himself into authorities late last night after allegedly stabbing his stepfather to death, in Almada. The
PJ police recapture second fugitive from September prison break
Both recaptured prisoners are Portuguese Portugal’s Polícia Judiciaria (PJ) have recaptured a second ‘prisoner-on-the-run’ following September’s hugely embarrassing mass jailbreak. The second man – the only other Portuguese fugitive from