New PSP unit forms focussed on Portugal’s frontier controls
“Government wants more effective control of immigrants” – tabloid Today’s Council of Ministers is tipped to approve the formation of a new PSP unit to man the country’s borders, and
PSP police catch up with dealer on the run
A 40-year-old man, who had been on the run after being sentenced to six years in prison for drug trafficking, was arrested by PSP police in Portimão. The suspect was
PSP deal blow to Lagos drug dealing
48-year-old suspected drug dealer arrested in Lagos PSP police in Lagos have announced the arrest of a 48-year-old man suspected of drug dealing. In a statement to the press, the
PSP police “apprehend” 256 doses of hashish in packages ‘left on public road’ in Porto
Authorities constant struggle against drug trafficking and crime in Porto has led to 256 doses of hashish being (presumably) left in a hurry on a public road in the Bairro
137th anniversary of PSP District Command celebrated today
The PSP District Command of Faro is celebrating its anniversary “in honour of its commitment to democracy and the people of the Algarve region”. The 137th-anniversary celebrations of Faro’s District
PSP announce new telephone numbers for Algarve police stations
PSP police have announced several new telephone numbers which are already active for its different stations and forces in the Algarve. The previous numbers will no longer work starting in
Over 1,400 old people ‘go missing’ in last six years
115 have not yet been found; police formulate project On a day when other news organs are concerned about disappearing cats, SIC Notícias reports on how as of April this
Man shot in neck during Portimão bureau de change robbery
A 55-year-old bureau de change employee in Portimão was shot in the neck during a robbery on Monday at around lunchtime. Reports Correio da Manhã, the man was treated by
Inhabitants of Odemira “terrified of GNR” following “episodes of violence against civilians”
Accounts surface just as investigation opens into claims of police beatings in Setúbal Police beatings are the news topic of the day, following the announcement by the inspector-general of internal
PSP called to Israeli embassy in Lisbon due to ‘suspicious envelope’
PSP police were called to the Israeli embassy in Lisbon last night due to receipt of a ‘suspicious envelope’. The news was relayed by the embassy over ‘X’, formerly Twitter.