PJ takes part in Interpol op that sees arrest of 58 high-risk criminals
Portugal’s PJ judicial police took part in an Interpol operation, carried out between July and December this year, aimed at capturing many of the most dangerous fugitives in Latin America,
Interpol succeeds in extraditing alleged Portuguese hit-man from Morocco
Rúben Saraiva has been on Interpol’s ‘most wanted list’ for eight months A manhunt underway since April last year has finally succeeded in getting alleged Portuguese “mercenary” Rúben Saraiva extradited
PM ‘wins’ bid over control of offices of Europol and Interpol
Portugal’s Constitutional Court has found “nothing unconstitutional” over what is now a law, putting the Secret Services, controlled by the prime minister, in charge of the offices of Europol and
Government seeks to “open safe of criminal investigation”
President warns any decision will be referred to Constitutional Court The war is on to save ‘the separation of powers’ – keep politics out of ‘justice’. This is a long-running
Alleged member of Rio de Janeiro’s “largest criminal organisation” arrested in Loulé
A Brazilian man who is wanted by authorities in Brazil for “drug trafficking and criminal activities” has been arrested in Loulé this week. The man is believed to belong to
Interpol seeks Chinese businessman who ‘fled to Portugal’ after faking 2.7 billion euros in gold
An Interpol red notice and arrest warrant has been issued for a 34-year-old Chinese businessman who fled to Portugal after using adulterated gold to raise over 2.7 billion euros in
Russian businessman ‘wanted by Interpol’ is one of Portugal’s ‘golden visa recipients’
In a story doing the rounds this week, Portuguese readers are told about a former Russian politician wanted by authorities in his country for murder, holed out in Germany and
Interpol seeks Portuguese over “cocaine hidden in rice” trafficking scam
A Portuguese man is being hunted by Interpol over a “highly sophisticated” cocaine trafficking scam that highjacked rice destined to feed the hungry, impregnating it with the drug at high
"Golden Visa" Chinese man wanted by Interpol escapes extradition
Lisbon’s Court of Appeal has rejected the extradition of Xiaodong Wang, the Chinese man wanted by Interpol for a series of frauds committed in China before moving to Portugal as