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A judge has placed two more defendants from the Porto Judicial Police's 'Almocreve' operation in preventive detention, bringing the total to ten. The core group is Angolan.
The eight foreigners arrested by the Judicial Police on a fishing vessel off the coast of the Azores, with 1,800 kilograms of cocaine on board, will remain in pre-trial detention while the case proceeds.
The Judicial Police (PJ) announced the arrest of a man in compliance with an international arrest warrant. They also stated that the fraud crime that led to the warrant occurred in 2022, in Brazil.
The detainee was carrying the narcotic substance hidden in one of his trainers, with the aim of supplying other inmates at the Guarda Prison Establishment, according to an investigation by the Judicial Police.
One of the investigations points to possible crimes of document forgery and qualified fraud.
A staff member was filmed naked while performing a sexual act in front of some pupils. The school reported the case to the Public Prosecutor's Office via the Judicial Police.
The man fled to the south of the country after committing the crime. He was arrested by the PJ (Judicial Police).
The alleged killer was arrested on the same day as the crime while fleeing Lisbon towards the south of the country. The woman was shot dead with four bullets as she left her home. The suspect fired six rounds in the direction of his ex-partner.
The man fled south after the crime but was arrested on the same day by the Judicial Police. He will be brought for an initial interrogation at the Department of Investigation and Penal Action in Lisbon.
The man fled to the south of the country after committing the crime. He was arrested by the Judicial Police (PJ).
The estate agent had been missing for 12 days.
A suspect has been arrested in Lourinhã on suspicion of murdering an estate agent who had been missing for 12 days. A search of the suspect’s home uncovered traces of blood that PJ investigators say corroborate their strong suspicions; the Judicial Police will now begin procedures to recover the body from a location where it was allegedly concealed. The case remains under active investigation, with forensic analysis and recovery operations expected to inform possible charges and next steps.
The crime occurred in the context of group-related youth violence, says the PJ (Judicial Police). Two young men, aged 18 and 19, are “strongly suspected”.
A 28-year-old man had been wanted for an aggravated murder committed in 2022 in Northern Ireland.
A chief inspector admitted to firing while chasing a group of young people who were allegedly peering into his garden.
The Polícia Judiciária team investigating the death of Portuguese national Pedro Ferraz in Maputo will remain in Mozambique until the end of the week.
A 42-year-old man sought refuge with his daughter in a mountain shelter in the Montalegre area, but was apprehended in Matosinhos.
The profile of members of group 1143 has changed and there are at least a dozen such groups active. Six current or former Chega members were among those detained in the Judicial Police's latest operation.
Uncertainty over the death of Portuguese banker Pedro Ferraz Correia dos Reis, in Maputo, Mozambique, last week has led the government to send a team (including elements of PJ judicial The post PJ team travels to Mozambique to ‘accompany’ investigation into death of Portuguese banker appeared first on Portugal Resident.
A Judicial Police (PJ) team has been set up to work exclusively on alleged corruption cases in Madeira. This comes two years after the major police operation that led to the fall of the regional government.
Pedro Ferraz, aged 56, was found dead in a hotel in Maputo on Monday.
Five of the 37 alleged members of neo-Nazi group 1143, dismantled on Tuesday by the Judicial Police (PJ), will await the progress of the investigation in pre-trial detention, the Central Criminal Investigation Court decided on Saturday.
A man wanted by German authorities for assaulting and raping a woman on three occasions in 2023 has been detained by Portugal’s Judicial Police in Porto. He will be presented to the Porto Court of Appeal as Portuguese authorities consider the German request and possible extradition; under the charges he could face up to 15 years’ imprisonment. The arrest underscores cross‑border cooperation in serious sexual‑violence cases and the next legal steps will determine whether he is surrendered to Germany or prosecuted in Portugal.
Portugal’s Judicial Police (PJ) has launched a first-of-its-kind campaign to tackle online radicalisation among young people, aiming to alert schools and families to warning signs, raise awareness, prevent recruitment and disrupt extremist influence across digital platforms. The initiative is framed as a preventive, educational and investigative effort combining outreach to educators and parents with targeted policing online. Separately, The Guardian reports heightened international tensions as former US President Trump is reported to be considering military options against Iran following a violent crackdown, underscoring how domestic efforts to shield youth from radicalisation sit alongside broader geopolitical risks.
