Children under age of 12 being increasingly used by criminal groups
PSP figures highlight rising numbers of children acting as drug couriers (and worse) A new report has shown that children under the age of 12 are being increasingly used by
Two masseurs arrested in Algarve for rape
One of the accused is believed to have raped “at least six women” Two masseurs have been arrested in the Algarve for alleged crimes of rape. A 59-year-old foreign masseur
Young man sentenced to 17 years in jail arrested in Faro
Lucas Miranda was 15 when he was killed A young man sentenced to 17 years in jail for the murder of a teenager in Palmela has been arrested in Faro,
Man shot in neck during Portimão bureau de change robbery
A 55-year-old bureau de change employee in Portimão was shot in the neck during a robbery on Monday at around lunchtime. Reports Correio da Manhã, the man was treated by
Navy officer stabbed 11 times in Faro for refusing to serve coffee
Navy officer is the husband of the owner of the café Two young men are facing charges of attempted murder after stabbing a Portuguese Navy officer 11 times after he
Dispute between neighbours ends tragically in Portimão
Neighbours got involved in an argument on the street A dispute between neighbours in Portimão turned deadly on Thursday night (April 4) when one of the men fatally attacked the
Mother who left newborn to die in rubbish gets 13 years
The tragic story of a woman (already a mother of two children) who gave birth, cut her baby’s umbilical cord, put him in a series of plastic bags and left
Couple who killed elderly Germans receive 22 year jail terms
Beja court today sentenced the couple charged with the murder of an elderly German couple to 22 years in prison, each – almost the maximum jail term allowed under Portuguese
Five ‘foreigners’ arrested trafficking 138,000 doses of cocaine
Five foreigners, aged between 21 and 30, have been arrested this week bringing a total of 138,000 doses of cocaine into Portugal through Lisbon airport from Latin America. Some of
Principal suspect in disappearance of pregnant mother-of-two “must be charged by May 15”
Fernando Valente has been under house arrest for almost six months Fernando Valente – principal suspect in the presumed murder of Mónica Silva, the 33-year-old seven-months’ pregnant mother of two