OAPs in fake euro fraud
A total of 900,000 euros in counterfeit bank notes has been seized in just eight months, following the discovery of eight ‘money factories’ in Portugal. The Polícia Judiciária (PJ) arrested
New PJ head announced
Santos Cabral has succeeded Adelino Salvado as head of the Polícia Judiciária (Judicial Police – PJ). It is understood that Justice Minister José Pedro Aguiar Branco made the appointment early
Criminal finally caught
A spokesperson from Faro Polícia Judiciária revealed that they recently arrested a 32-year-old man, responsible for last year’s armed robberies in Quarteira. One of the man’s victims was a holidaymaker
PJ head quits over tapes
In a shock move, Adelino Salvado, head of the Polícia Judiciária (PJ), tendered his resignation earlier this week, and Justice Minister Aguiar Branco immediately accepted it. The police chief’s resignation
IVA scam ‘in the open’
Coimbra Polícia Judiciária (PJ) recently dismantled a fraud operation, known as ‘Step by Step’, involving the issuing of illegal facturas. It is believed 32 people, linked to the same construction
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
PJ may strike
Angry members of the police union, the Association of Judicial Police Criminal Investigation Workers (ASFIC/PJ), are involved in a pay dispute with the government and are threatening to strike. The
PJ headquarters may move
Speaking at the opening of the new courthouse in Loulé, Minister of Justice, Celeste Cardona, mentioned the possibility of the Polícia Judiciária (PJ) headquarters, currently in Faro, being moved to
Rapist at large
Both Portimão GNR and Polícia Judiciária were recently contacted by a concerned German mother who reported that her 13-year-old daughter had allegedly been raped in the Carvoeiro area. According to