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A 26-year-old man is suspected of having murdered a 64-year-old relative on 9 December 2025.

The suspect is a 26-year-old man who has now been arrested by the Porto Judicial Police.

Contracts were signed with dozens of victims, the Judicial Police says.

The investigation began after the seizure of luggage arriving from an African country containing more than 1,600 grams of cocaine. Two suspects were detained, including the alleged leader of the international group.

The Judicial Police (PJ) dismantled a trafficking network operating through Lisbon Airport from Africa, seizing cocaine and arresting two further suspects today in an investigation launched in 2025, including the alleged ringleader.

Authorities seized cocaine and detained two further suspects in the investigation launched in 2025, including the alleged ringleader of the network.

Real footage taken from Judicial Police investigations shows the consequences of extremism.

Real footage taken from investigations by the Judicial Police shows the consequences of extremism.

A court has granted an additional six months for the Public Prosecutor's Office (MP) and the Judicial Police (PJ) to investigate the international ramifications of the Movimento Armilar Lusitano. The neo‑Nazi group has four members in pre‑trial detention.

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.

A better service must be provided. It is the responsibility of the PJ Directorate to bolster prevention staff.

Three victims of online scams have filed criminal complaints at the Judicial Police's headquarters in Lisbon.

The president of Aveiro City Council, Luís Souto Miranda (PSD/CDS-PP/PPM), confirmed that the Judicial Police (PJ) carried out searches at the council today as part of an investigation into events from previous terms in office, and that documents were seized.

The operation was monitored internally from early this morning by the mayor, Luís Souto.

Several search warrants were executed to collect various pieces of evidence relevant to clarifying the facts under investigation.

The searches have been monitored internally since early this morning by the council president, Luís Souto.

The Judicial Police (PJ) are investigating an attempted homicide committed with a machine gun in Charneca de Caparica, a locality in the municipality of Almada. Authorities have launched inquiries to determine the circumstances, victims and suspects; further details have not yet been released.
The woman sought help from the Judicial Police (Polícia Judiciária) in Lisbon after an online scam. She had only been asked to 'like' posts on the internet.

Former deputy national director of the Judicial Police, Carlos Farinha, took office today as president of the Commission for the Protection of Crime Victims and warned of the existence of excessive delays in responses to victims.

Portugal’s PJ judicial police managed to track down a young German who fled to Lisbon from Cape Verde after allegedly knifing his family to death on Tuesday. In a statement, The post PJ police track down 19-year-old German suspected of knifing family to death in Cape Verde appeared first on Portugal Resident.
