Drug lord arrested in Quarteira
GNR police scored a major hit on the Algarveâs drug trafficking market last week by arresting a 36-year-old Portuguese believed to be âone of the regionâs main hashish dealersâ. Described
GNR begin Easter patrols with 4,500 officers
GNR police will be deploying 4,500 officers to keep the roads safer during Easter weekend (April 2-5). Involving random stops, âOperação PĂĄscoaâ will mostly focus on people driving without a
GNR association demands more officers for Algarve
More GNR police officers are needed for the Algarve, says AntĂłnio Barreira from the GNR police officersâ association (APG/GNR). The warning came after two GNR officers were assaulted by four
UPDATE: Ex-police officer turns himself in after allegedly killing mother-in-law
Faro || An ex-PSP police officer in his 30s, suspected of having killed his 68-year-old mother-in-law in Faro on Tuesday (March 10), turned himself into Castelo Brancoâs PSP police station
Lagos renews demands for new GNR police station
Lagosâ municipal assembly has unanimously approved a motion condemning the governmentâs âinertiaâ in finding an âadequateâ police station for the borough’s GNR police force. As the municipal assembly pointed out,
Animal-rescue GNR hailed as heroes for saving dogs from living hell in MĂ©rtola
GNR agents attached to the Service for Protection of Nature and the Environment are being hailed as heroes this morning after their efforts to save two dogs from what can
GNR boosts Carnaval patrols with 5,500 agents
In an effort to avoid a repeat of last yearâs Carnaval disgrace â when 944 accidents and eight deaths were registered on Portugal’s roads during the mini-break â an additional
15-year-old sex slave rescued by police in Albufeira
A routine police check in Albufeira has seen a 15-year-old reported missing in Holland two weeks ago rescued from the clutches of her abductor. According to press reports this morning,
GNR sergeant in dock for trying to strangle subordinate
A GNR sergeant went on trial this week charged with attempting to strangle a subordinate officer as a result of an altercation over the changing of a patrol car tyre.
Portugal loses 1,000 policemen as âless than agileâ are sent out on raids
It is the latest crisis to the countryâs law enforcement agencies. The GNR and PSP combined reveal this year numbers are down by more than 1,000 agents. But worse, of