Portugal drug rings linked to terrorism
Authorities in Portugal are redoubling their investigations into the traffic of hashish after new information has cited it as one of the raw materials for international terrorism. The renewed fears
Alarming drug rates
According to a recent study carried out by the Portuguese Drug Institution, Portugal has one of the highest rates of heroin consumption in Europe. The study revealed that, in Portugal,
Drugs haul on beach
Several tonnes of hashish were seized and 10 foreigners from Eastern Europe arrested following a dawn operation by Portimão’s Fiscal Brigade Detachment (BF) at Barranquinho beach, near Carvoeiro, in the
Heroin factory sniffed out
Portimão PSP officers have seized 1,000 doses of heroin from inside an old fish factory in Mexilhoeira da Carregação in Lagoa. A police spokesman revealed that officers had suspected that
Heroin seized
Officers from the Polícia Judiciária, in conjunction with the Portimão criminal department, recently arrested two individuals from the area of São Bartolomeu de Messines and Silves, on suspicion of selling
Drug busts
Four individuals were arrested recently in two separate drug busts in the Barlavento and Sotavento regions. The authorities seized a total of 1,500 doses of illegal drugs, which included substances
Young dealers
Four teenagers in the Eastern Algarve have been arrested for dealing and consuming illegal drugs at their local schools. The first incident involved a 19-year-old student at the EB 2,3
Navy sub catches drug-traffickers
Officers from the Judicial Police have seized 5,450 kilos of hashish from a Spanish yacht, with the assistance of the Portuguese Navy, after an extensive monitoring operation that involved the