Wastewater shows Lisbon and Porto with rising cocaine use
Lisbon, Porto and Almada are the cities in Portugal with the highest traces of cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and cannabis detected in their wastewater, according to a study released today carried
2.5 tonnes of hashish seized off Algarve coast
Another day, another major drug bust off the coast of the Algarve Three men were arrested and more than 2.5 tonnes of hashish were seized in a joint operation carried
Six arrested in €30 million cocaine bust in Albufeira
Group suspected of trafficking “large quantities of cocaine” into Europe Six people were arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking and 1.2 tons of cocaine believed to be worth more than
Two arrested in major drug bust in Portimão and Sines
Two men, 51 and 53, were arrested and over 14,000 doses of drugs were seized in a major GNR police operation in Portimão and Sines on Tuesday. A 38-year-old woman
Couple transporting 34 kilos of hashish detained in GNR ‘operation stop’
A routine GNR traffic patrol detained a couple on the A2 in the early hours of this morning, after 34 kilos of hashish was discovered in their car. The duo
Two maritime police injured as drug traffickers ram launch
Traffickers’ reaction to police “becoming increasingly more aggressive” For the third time in a week authorities along the Algarve coast found themselves pursuing drug traffickers in a high speed powerboat
Drug flights ‘change route’ dropping hashish in Alentejo
… but Air Force gets there first Drug flights from Morocco have changed flight trajectories to reach southern Europe, flying into Portugal over Sagres, and up the Costa Vicentina. The
Drug dealer who escaped police custody in Faro arrested in Spain
Man escaped police after asking to go to restroom A drug dealer who had escaped PJ police custody in Faro in 2021 after asking to go to the restroom has
Overdose deaths leap 45%
Deaths in Portugal due to drug overdoses increased by 45% in 2021 compared to 2020. That said, the official number of deaths from overdoses was pegged at 74. There were
One tonne of hashish seized after high-speed chase off Algarve coast
Maritime police in the Algarve seized around one tonne of hashish divided amongst 20 bales which were thrown into the sea during an early morning high-speed boat chase. The suspects