Drugs in Portugal: “There have never been so many” – official
Portugal “following international trends of consumption” There has never before been so much availability of drugs in Portugal. The statement comes from João Goulão, director general of SICAD, Portugal’s interventional
Drug traffickers arrested after being rescued from drifting boat
Bales of hashish found floating near boat Two drug traffickers saw no choice but to call for help after their boat malfuctioned off the Algarve coast in the early hours
No charges for Dutch crew found ‘slam dunk’ on catamaran with ton of cocaine
Judge accepts “overwhelming majority of evidence” improperly obtained Two Dutch crewmembers, held in jail since last August after being found in charge of a catamaran laden with cocaine, walked free
PJ and Navy intercept yacht on high seas with “significant quantities of cocaine”
53-year-old skipper arrested PJ police, with support of the Portuguese Navy, have intercepted a yacht on the high seas, suspected of being used to transport large quantities of cocaine between
Couple arrested with 12kgs of cocaine at Faro Airport
PJ police have announced the arrest of a couple who arrived at Faro Airport today in possession of over 12 kilos of cocaine. The couple, aged 36 and 37, landed
Police seize 11kg drugs in Porto with street value of €1 million
The 11 kilos of drugs seized yesterday in a police operation to combat drug trafficking in Porto could yield, if they reached consumers, a million euros, said public security police
GNR dismantle cannabis greenhouses in Messines
A 36-year-old man has been arrested for drug trafficking after police found three indoor cannabis greenhouses at his home in São Bartolomeu de Messines, Silves. In a statement to the
Two further ‘narco launches’ seized by authorities off Algarve coast
Two further high-speed ‘narco launches’ (boats used by drug traffickers) were seized on the high seas off the Algarve coast yesterday in a combined operation involving Maritime police, the Navy
1.4 tons of cocaine seized by police off coast of Peniche
Maritime police and GNR have scored another major ‘drugs bust’ along the coast, this time in Peniche. First, a high-speed ‘narco boat’ was found – run grounded and carrying 500
Clampdown on drug trafficking off Algarve continues
Two speedboats seized and seven people identified in latest operation Authorities continue to clampdown on drug trafficking off the Algarve coast, having seized two speedboats and identified seven people for