Commandos arrested over suspicions of trafficking gold, drugs and diamonds
PJ police have today arrested an unspecfied number of Portuguese Commandos, and former Commados, suspected of being involved in a criminal organisation while on United Nations mission in the Central
Four tons of cocaine destined for Portugal seized by Customs in Rotterdam
Four tons of cocaine bound for Portugal – with a street value of around €313 million – have been apprehended in Rotterdam. The drug was concealed within two containers loaded
Operation Maré Branca: €210 million-worth of cocaine seized – “the largest haul in Portugal in 15 years”
PJ judicial police have announced the apprehension of 5.2 tons of cocaine on the ‘high seas’, worth ‘a minimum of €210 million’. It’s the most significant capture in Portugal in
British ‘drug gran’ dies alone in Portuguese jail
Just as she feared, a British grandmother convicted of smuggling cocaine while on a luxury cruise, has died alone in a Portuguese jail. The UK Express broke the news today,
Eight bales of hashish found floating off coast of Algarve
Eight bales of hashish, weighing around 280 kilos, were found adrift off the coast of the Algarve on Tuesday. The drugs were detected by the crew of the Tridente submarine
Two tonnes of hashish seized off Algarve coast
Around two tonnes of hashish were seized by authorities during a major drug bust off the coast of the Algarve last week. The operation was carried out by PJ police,
World Health Organisation trials three new drugs on hospitalised Covid patients
The World Health Organisation is beginning trials throughout the world on three new drugs that may reduce the risk of death in hospitalised Covid patients. Its Solidarity PLUS trial is
Ministerial car involved in fatal accident “belonged to a drug dealer”
News today is that the ministerial car that mowed down and killed roadworker Nuno Santos on the A6 last month doesn’t even belong to the government. It is the subject
Major police operation in Algarve leads to six arrests and huge drug bust
A major police operation saw authorities arrest six people and seize two firearms and a considerable amount of drugs in the Algarve on Tuesday (June 29). The investigation started around
PJ dismantle international drug ring in Algarve
PJ police have dismantled an international drug ring which is believed to have smuggled cocaine into Europe through the south of Portugal, including the Algarve. Four men, aged 35 to