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Three vehicles were also seized, two of which were high-performance, along with 7.62x39mm calibre ammunition.
The product came from China and was intended to be trafficked across Europe.
More than 80,000 litres of GBL detected in the Alentejo. Just a few drops are enough to render a person helpless.
Gamma-butyrolactone causes stimulation and a loss of inhibition when ingested. The batches of the substance seized in Ourique totalled 82,000 litres and were intended for export.
The product, the Polícia Judiciária says in a statement, was stored in 1,000-litre containers and in various bottles.
Paulo Dias, a security specialist, explains how an operation capable of seizing nine tonnes of cocaine is put together — as the Polícia Judiciária (Portuguese Judicial Police) did when it captured a semi-submersible off the Portuguese coast.
Portugal's Polícia Judiciária (PJ) seized approximately 300 bales of cocaine floating off the coast of the Azores during an operation at around 15:00.
The interception occurred about 230 nautical miles from the Azores, in extreme and highly hazardous weather conditions.
According to CNN, this is one of the largest operations against drug trafficking in Portugal in the past five years. The PS (Socialist Party) has also requested an urgent hearing with the Minister of Agriculture.
Paulo Raimundo urges that the second round of the elections should not be underestimated, saying he believes the outcome is not guaranteed. Also, a mega-operation by the PJ (Judiciary Police), the Air Force and the Navy seized 8 tonnes of cocaine.
Authorities seized 21 kilograms of DRY, a new type of hashish altered in a laboratory.
A 32-year-old man was presented to court after a search related to a weapons threat. The PSP seized 13,000 doses of cocaine, 14,000 doses of hashish, a shotgun and equipment for drug production.
A 34-year-old suspect was remanded in pre-trial detention following a PSP operation in the Porto Metropolitan Area. Seizures included cocaine and heroin sufficient for almost 10,000 individual doses and two vehicles.
Of the five arrested, one was placed in pre-trial detention and three were required to report to the authorities weekly.
