Tip-off leads PJ police to almost 628 kilos of cocaine, hidden in melons
Melons were due to be transported to Belgium A tip-off lead PJ police to a warehouse in Palmela where a consignment of melons from Brazil was found to be packed
Russians arrested for kidnapping Romanian
PJ police have arrested three Russian nationals, two men and a woman, aged between 28 and 55, for kidnapping a Romanian, aged 42, and keeping him captive in his car
Indian man brutally attacked in Cabanas de Tavira
GNR police are investigating An Indian man was viciously beaten by a group of young people outside a bar in the centre of Cabanas de Tavira, a small fishing village
PJ has ‘two suspects’ for Monte da Caparica shoot-out in which two people died
PJ police are said to have two suspects for the shoot-out between rival gangs in Monte da Caparica last Friday. No arrests have yet been made. Interviewing locals in the
Woman arrested after man stabbed to death in Montijo on New Year’s Eve
2nd woman also stabbed in ‘quarrel’ outside home trio shared A woman, aged 36, has been arrested following the stabbing to death of a man of roughly the same age
Six alleged kidnappers of Algarve elderly man arrested in Spain
Man was tied to a tree after having his bank account emptied Portuguese and Spanish police authorities have arrested six people in Málaga (Spain) suspected of being involved in the
Suspected TVDE rapist “released on lightest bail term”
An Indian immigrant, working in Lisbon as a TVDE driver, has been accused of rape by a young woman but released on the lightest of possible bail terms: TIR, meaning
Portuguese dual citizen sought by Interpol arrested in Brazil
A Portuguese/ Brazilian national, sought by Interpol, for being ‘on the run’ from a seven year 10 month jail term for international cocaine trafficking has finally been run to ground
Maximum penalty sought for Daesh brothers in Monsanto jail
Brothers arrived in Portugal among refugees from Greece Public prosecutors are calling for the maximum jail terms (25 years) for ‘Daesh brothers’ Ammar and Yassir Ameen, held in Lisbon’s high-security
Brazilian passenger arrives with 20 kilos of cocaine hidden in wheelchair
Latest coup for PJ ‘narco’ police PJ ‘narco’ police identified and arrested three foreigners flying into Lisbon on Friday for a ‘handover’ of 20 kilos of cocaine, hidden in an