PJ police warn of massive scam campaign using AI
“Unusual number of complaints” have been lodged, PJ police say Portugal’s criminal investigation police agency, PJ, warned on Tuesday of an “intense and massive” scam campaign in which the PJ
Man wanted for fraud in Saudi Arabia arrested in Portugal
A foreign man has been arrested by PJ police in Portugal under an international arrest warrant issued by Saudi Arabia in February. Authorities believe the suspect is part of an
Order of Nurses reopens expulsion process over ‘killer nurse’
Nurse Mariana Fonseca faces 23 years for her part in ‘murder-dismemberment’ The grotesque Algarve murder-dismemberment of a young man – simply because he had inherited some money following his mother’s
Money laundering alerts ‘skyrocket’ in Portugal
Banks and other institutions have increasingly been sounding alerts over suspicions of money laundering. Over last two years alerts have increased by around 80%. Following their analysis, 1,203 banking operations
Customs seize 240 kg of cocaine at port of Sines
Portugal’s Tax and Customs Authority (AT) seized 240 kilos of cocaine in the Porto of Sines, Setúbal district, concealed in a container from the American continent and destined for another
First crime solved with help of CCTV cameras in Faro
CCTV system helped solve crime in Faro just three days after it was inaugurated PSP police have identified four people suspected of robbing a store in the centre of Faro
‘Disagreement’ in Leiria ends with young man suffering 15 stab wounds
Argument started between two women after night out, say reports A ‘disagreement’ between two young couples at the tail end of a night out in Leiria ended in the early
Naval marines dodge high-speed ramming by narco-launch off Algarve coast
“Attempted homicide” took place in latest operation against drug trafficking Naval marines involved in yet another operation in international waters protecting Portugal’s coastline from drug traffickers had a lucky escape
Police seize counterfeit football jerseys in Monte Gordo and Manta Rota
GNR police seized 273 counterfeit items in Monte Gordo and Manta Rota in the Algarve municipality of Vila Real de Santo António this week. Among them were 128 football jerseys,
Gang attack young couple in Mercedes in Porto
Incidents of violent crime in Porto have continued this week with a bizarre early morning ‘carjacking’ in which a group of men, described as in their 30s to 40s, surrounded