Six arrested for drug trafficking crimes in Almancil and Sintra
Loulé’s GNR police force arrested six people on Monday (April 12) – four men and two women aged 29 to 48 – for drug trafficking crimes in Almancil and Sintra.
Major drug bust in Portimão and Silves sees 10 people arrested
Ten people were arrested and another five were named official suspects (‘arguidos’) in a major drug bust operation in Portimão and Silves this week. Police authorities searched 20 houses and
PJ police arrest three men linked to hashish trafficking network operating in Algarve
Three men have been arrested on suspicion of belonging to a hashish trafficking network based in the Spanish region of Andaluzia but which also operated in the Algarve. The arrests
PJ police dismantle major drug trafficking network in Algarve
A drug trafficking network based in Spain which operated in the Algarve was dismantled by PJ police and Spanish authorities on Wednesday. Reports TVI, at least 40 people have been
OMNI ‘surprised’ on discovering half a ton of cocaine in aeroplane in Brazil
The Portuguese company OMNI Aviação e Tecnologia said on Friday that it was “surprised” that half a ton of cocaine had been seized in one of its planes, in Brazil,
GNR arrest drug dealer in Albufeira who had cannabis greenhouse at home
A young man believed to have operated a cannabis greenhouse inside his own home was arrested by GNR police in Albufeira on Tuesday (February 9). The 24-year-old was caught with
€12 million in cash ‘discovered’ in parked van in Lisbon as police close in on massive drug trafficking ring
€12 million in cash was ‘discovered’ this week in a van parked in a Lisbon garage. The haul – the largest ever seized by Portuguese police in one go –
Nearly four tons of hashish seized in Guadiana River drug bust
GNR police have reported another major drug bust in the Algarve, this time in the Guadiana River near Foz de Odeleite. A high-speed boat which was “exhibiting suspicious behaviour” was
Four arrested as police seize “€50 million-worth” of cocaine in Algarve
Four men were arrested and over a tonne of cocaine – said to be worth around €50 million if ‘sold on the streets’ – was seized by PJ criminal police
Eight men arrested for drug trafficking in Portimão
Eight men of Portuguese and Cape-Verdean nationalities have been arrested for drug trafficking in the Algarve, “especially in the Portimão area”, the Public Prosecutor’s Office has announced. Three of the