Man arrested for assaulting partner and two children in Bragança
According to a statement from the PSP (Public Security Police), the police action was triggered after a communication received by the Operational Command and Control Center, reporting ongoing assaults inside a residence in this city. The same statement notes that when officers arrived at the scene, they found the suspect physically assaulting the victims. “It […]
Man stabbed in café bathroom in Viana do Castelo riverside
Contacted by Lusa news agency, a source from the District Command of the PSP (Public Security Police) in Viana do Castelo reported that the victim, who was stabbed in the abdominal area, is in stable condition at Santa Luzia hospital. The stabbing occurred around 6:20 AM on Campo do Castelo Avenue, at the Cantinho do […]
Arrested after violent crimes due to “territory” dispute in the Algarve
Two men, aged 22 and 27, were arrested by the Judicial Police (PJ) for several violent crimes that occurred between June and August of this year in the cities of Faro and Loulé. The detainees are suspected of three attempted homicides, two kidnappings, three aggravated robberies, one crime of possession of a prohibited weapon, and […]
PSP arrests 438 people in a week and seizes 7,529 drug doses
The Public Security Police (PSP) released an operational report this Saturday covering the period from August 3 to 9 at the national level. The report indicates that 438 arrests were made, with 180 of them related to road crimes. According to the statement, of these arrests, 79 were for driving under the influence of alcohol […]
Suspect arrested with 25,000 doses of cocaine at Lisbon airport
A man was arrested this weekend at Lisbon airport with enough cocaine for 25,000 individual doses, the Judicial Police (PJ) announced today. The National Unit for Combating Drug Trafficking arrested the 20-year-old suspect “as part of an action aimed at preventing and repressing the introduction of drug products into national territory”, says the PJ. The […]
PJ seizes 150,000 packages of steroids in Madeira and arrests 2 people
The accused are suspected of importing, exporting and distributing banned substances. Two people were arrestedon the island of Madeira on suspicion of trafficking in prohibited substances and methods, the Judicial Police (PJ) revealed in a statement sent to Notícias ao Minuto on Tuesday, July 2. According to the inspectors, the arrest followed an international investigation, […]
Three arrested in PSP operation against drug trafficking in Porto and Gaia
PSP agents seized more than 7,000 doses of cocaine and 44,000 euros in cash. Three men were arrested on Sunday following an operation by the Public Security Police (PSP) against drug trafficking in Vila Nova de Gaia and Porto. More than 7,000 doses of cocaine and 44,000 euros in cash were seized. According to a […]
“Inquietude” plots a traveler. He had almost 23,000 doses of cocaine in his suitcase
He was carrying four kilos of narcotics. The Public Security Police (PSP), through the Airport Security and Border Control Division, arrested a 40-year-old woman at Lisbon Airport on June 18 on suspicion of drug trafficking. In a statement released on Monday, the security force explains that the woman “was traveling to a country belonging to […]
PJ detains 13 people for computer fraud over 1 million euros
The arrests took place in the Porto Metropolitan Area. The suspects are aged between 20 and 60. Thirteen people, aged between 20 and 60, were arrested on Tuesday in the Porto Metropolitan Area for allegedly belonging to a transnational organized group, the Judicial Police (PJ) revealed in a statement sent to Notícias ao Minuto. According […]
Portuguese man arrested in Costa Rica for holding 13 people captive
The man will now face charges of human trafficking for the purpose of labor exploitation. The group had been held on an unseaworthy boat for over six months. A Portuguese man was arrested on Sunday morning, June 2, in Costa Rica on suspicion of human trafficking for the purpose of labor exploitation. According to the […]
