European operation dismantles ‘arranged marriages’ network exploiting Portuguese women
A European operation involving Portugal’s PJ police has dismantled a network of ‘marriages of convenience’ based in Cyprus. One of the key figures in the network was arrested in Portugal
Man caught stealing in Fafe burgled dozens of homes in the Algarve
The suspect was arraigned in Faro on Monday and was subject to a preventive detention order. Faro’s Public Security Police (PSP) arrested a man, at the weekend, accused of committing
Seven GNR hurt in 30km car chase
Seven GNR agents sustained injuries over the weekend as a result of a high-speed car chase involving “dangerous manoeuvres”. A stolen car, in which three people were travelling, tried to
PSP arrests two men for “violent crimes” in Lagos
Both suspects were indicted for committing several robberies, home thefts, coercion and attacks on physical integrity in various locations in the municipality. Two men aged 21 and 22 were caught
Three men arrested for selling drugs to tourists in downtown Faro
Three men were arrested on Wednesday (January 24) on suspicion of selling drugs to tourists in Faro’s downtown area. In a statement to the press, PSP police say the arrests
Bullfighter who starved 18 greyhounds handed suspended jail sentence
João Moura, the ‘legendary’ bullfighting horseman nationally reviled for the condition in which he kept his animals, has been handed a four year eight month jail term, suspended, after standing
Appeal court judges confirm 25-year jail terms of Jessica’s murderers
Évora appeal court judges have confirmed the 25-year jail terms of all four defendants who appealed their convictions over the death of three year old Jéssica, in Setúbal, in 2022.
Body of woman discovered in well “not that of missing mother from Murtosa”
Body ‘identified’ by estranged husband The body of a woman discovered floating in a well in Ovar “is not that of missing pregnant woman Mónica Silva” – a mother-of-two whose
Police arrest suspect over Seixal murders
Suspect also believed to have been behind area’s recent spate of muggings The suspect in the fatal stabbing of pensioner Ilda Rodrigues earlier this week has been run to ground
Ricardo Salgado accused of further crimes of fiscal fraud
Former president of BES bank, and suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease, Ricardo Salgado has been accused of two new crimes of fiscal fraud (on top of the crimes he is currently