Cybercriminals steal “tens of millions” from Chimarrão restaurant group
Trio siphoned off tens of millions of euros from Chimarrão group Three cybercriminals were arrested by PJ police this morning for allegedly siphoning off tens of millions of euros from
Burglar arrested for breaking into five homes in Albufeira
Man stole €260,000 in money and jewellery A 27-year-old man has been arrested and remanded in custody for breaking into several houses in the municipality of Albufeira. GNR police say
Man wanted for 1998 São Brás murder arrested in Lisbon
Man was found guilty of ordering the murder PJ police have arrested in Lisbon a 51-year-old man sentenced to 14 years in prison for ordering the murder of another man
Men arrested for using fake prescriptions at Algarve pharmacies
Duo bought medication containing codeine, used to create “extremely toxic drink known as purple drank” or lean Two men have been arrested in the Algarve for using fake prescriptions to
PJ police collaborate in dismantlement of €10 million laundering involving Equatorial Guinea
Investigation began with suspected bribes from work carried out by ‘Portuguese construction company’ Portugal’s PJ judicial police, the Spanish Tax Agency and Europol have dismantled a scheme that is alleged
Rescued from a well last year, arrested for attempted murder this year
Last summer 21-year-old Gonçalo Côto was rescued after four days stuck down a well. This week he is in preventive custody on suspicion of attempted murder – and bizarrelyPJ inspector
Trio scale hotel building in Lisbon “with intention of robbing guests”
Another unconfirmed media story linking foreigners with crime in Portuguese towns and cities Three men are credited with having scaled a wall of Hotel GAT, in Lisbon’s Rossio district, in
Porto ‘food couriers’ rob Rolex from pedestrian in broad daylight
A 59-year-old woman was approached by two men, riding a motorcycle, in one of the “most noble areas of Porto” on Wednesday afternooon. While one remained on the cycle, the
Court extends house arrest of sole suspect in disappearance of pregnant mother
Aveiro court has extended the house arrest of Fernando Valente, the man suspected of having murdered missing mother of two Mónica Silva (seven months pregnant when she ‘disappeared’ without trace
Man arrested for drug dealing in Carvoeiro
GNR police arrested a 26-year-old man on Tuesday (May 7) for drug dealing in Carvoeiro, Lagoa. The man’s “suspicious behaviour” and “nervousness” caught the eye of patrolling GNR officers, who