Portugal to grow cannabis for the UK
Portugal has been chosen to grow cannabis for the UK – for medicinal purposes – “for at least a year”. It’s a plan outlined by Público newspaper, though details are
Police raid on ‘possible jihadist’ reveals stash of weapons and drugs in Algarve
The day before international news media covered the story of authorities in Australia rounding up jihadists said to be planning gruesome terrorist outrages, police in the Algarve swooped on the
Drug dealing duo caught red-handed by GNR police in Fuseta
Fuseta || A two-month investigation by GNR police came up trumps this week when two men were caught red-handed selling drugs in Fuseta. A search of the men’s homes also
Police confiscate a record 1,300 kg of cocaine
PJ criminal police confiscated 1,300 kg of cocaine and arrested nine people in the Eastern Algarve earlier this week, in what has been considered “the biggest cocaine bust in Europe
Portuguese gangster in high-profile drugs trial
As heavily- tattooed Hermano Moreno is due to go on trial charged with drug trafficking, police in Portugal are reported to be on the alert for a national cell of
Portuguese drug mule arrested in Venezuela
Trafficking || A 37-year-old Portuguese woman was arrested last week by Venezuelan authorities after she tried to board a Lisbon-bound flight at Caracas Airport with four kilos of cocaine glued
Police rescue five-year-old caught up in high-speed drug shoot-out in Águeda
Águeda || A terrified five-year-old and scores of householders lived through moments of sheer panic as drug dealers fought it out at high speed through the streets of Águeda in
Woman caught trying to smuggle drugs into prison
A 31-year-old Porto woman has been detained by police after being discovered visiting Coimbra jail with 200 doses of hashish in her vagina. The woman was believed to have been
Nationwide ‘Viagra’ drugs swoop seizes 5,000 “potentially lethal” meds
An orchestrated swoop by health authorities in Portugal has resulted in the apprehension of almost 5,000 illegal and “potentially lethal” drugs – the majority of them purporting to help erectile
Formal complaint on hold as ‘duped drug mule’ pensioner flies home
Visibly shaken by the horror of 12 days in a Dominican jail, Albufeira pensioner Maria Salomé Santos was finally released at the weekend as Portuguese authorities considered a formal complaint