Deep Money: PJ police announce further arrests in Europe-wide money-forging ring
PJ police have today announced further arrests in the Europe-wide money forging ring exposed earlier this year (click here). Among those now deprived of their liberty are German and Greek
PJ police take part in capture of first Atlantic ‘narco submarine’ believed to be carrying around 3,000 kgs of cocaine
PJ police took part last weekend in the capture of first ‘narco-submarine’ – a state-of-the-art drug-running vessel – that crossed the Atlantic, passing the Portuguese coast and later surfacing in
Child, mother and mother’s boyfriend found dead in house in Fundão
PJ police are investigating the mysterious deaths of three people – one of them a 10 year-old child – in a house in Fundão (Castelo Branco) sometime overnight between Monday
Dozens of council officials under suspicion as Operation Ether reaches ‘accusations stage’
Operation Ether – which hit the headlines exactly a year ago – has now assembled no less than 60 council officials, all of them under suspicion in one way or
Public officials among 20 arrested in massive police crackdown on ‘mafia of illegal immigration’
Various public officials – some high ranking – have been arrested today in a massive police crackdown on what is dubbed ‘a mafia of illegal immigration’. Among those detained are
String of fires that destroyed vehicles investigated in Faro
Polícia Judiciária (PJ) criminal police are investigating three separate fires that destroyed three cars, two motorbikes and an ‘ecoponto’ (recycling bin) in the Penha area of Faro in the early
Body discovered with ‘axe lodged in head’: authorities “suspect aggression”
The body of a man with an axe lodged in his head has been found in a private house in Pereira, a parish in the borough of Barcelos. Authorities “suspect
Portimão’s new PJ police station to only open in 2022
Portimão’s new Polícia Judiciária (PJ) police station is now scheduled to open a year later than expected, in 2022. Says Correio da Manhã tabloid, the project still has to be
Baby in hospital after consuming cocaine and hashish
A 14-month-old baby had a lucky escape after consuming cocaine and hashish ‘at home’ in Vila Nova de Gaia. PJ police are now investigating, as the child recovers in hospital.
Man dies after drinking wine mixed with ethyl alcohol: police suspect murder
A man in his 40s has died and two friends are recovering in hospital after drinking ‘cheap’ wine mixed with ethyl alcohol in a public park in Braga. Say reports,