Operation Cristal apprehends 1,000 kilos of cocaine on high seas; yacht sinks
Eight arrested; two of them crewmembers Little has been explained as to how a 14-metre yacht seized carrying 1,000 kilos of cocaine, ended up sinking following ‘interception by Naval special
Illegal trafficking: four people arrested to hear bail terms
Immigrants return to live in squalid conditions Four people arrested during a this week’s mega operation in Setúbal to combat criminal networks associated with illegal capture and trafficking of clams
Investigation opens after bodies of elderly mother and daughter found in Coimbra
PJ police are working on the theory that a 67-year-old woman bludgeoned her mother to death with a stone, and then took her own life “in circumstances that have yet
UK’s Nottingham attack suspect ‘may have Portuguese nationality’
Valdo Calocane’s parents “originally from Guinea Bissau” – Telegraph Portugal foreign minister, João Gomes Cravinho, has said today he is in contact with British authorities about whether the man detained
PJ investigate ‘kidnapping and sexual abuse’ complaint from TVDE passenger
Yet another issue with TVDE (Uber-type) services has come this week with a 46-year-old woman claiming she suffered a four hour ordeal ‘kidnapped’ by her TVDE driver after entering his
Heroic Portuguese pensioner who tackled French knife attacker “out of danger to life”
Manuel, 72, was stabbed multiple times, and hit by stray bullet fired by police Portuguese pensioner Manuel, 72, is one of the two adults injured in the horrific knife attack
Trial opens into murder of three-year-old Jessica
The first session of the trial of five people accused of involvement in the murder of 3-year-old Jessica, almost a year ago, in Setúbal is scheduled for Monday, June 5,
False TVDE licences (for drivers of Uber-type vehicles) on sale for €200
Portuguese authorities are investigating a scheme, operating in Brazil and Guinea Bissau, offering licences for TVDE vehicles (Uber-type) on payment of between €200 – €500. The fraud means ‘drivers’ don’t
Former banking boss sees jail term EXTENDED on appeal
Alzheimer’s card rejected by appeal court judges Over almost 700 pages, appeal court judges put paid to defence hopes that former banking boss Ricardo Salgado could see his six-year jail
Carvoeiro residents launch petition calling for more policing
“Intimidatory” drug dealing escalates in tourist village; CCTV cameras being planned for the town Carvoeiro residents and businessowners have joined forces to launch a petition calling for more police reinforcements