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A 3.9 million euro contract has been awarded to provide technical assistance, training, and maintenance for biometric control systems at airports under the European Entry/Exit System.
Lisbon's Red Line metro service faced significant disruptions after a pipe burst caused water accumulation in the tunnels, leading passengers to evacuate onto the tracks and forcing a temporary suspension of operations between Chelas and the airport.
A 41-year-old foreign national was the subject of an Interpol international arrest warrant and was detained at Lisbon Airport this Saturday. The charges relate to drug trafficking crimes.
The detainees, aged between 24 and 35, have already been heard in their first judicial interrogation and have been remanded in custody.
Four passengers entered a restricted area of Humberto Delgado Airport in Lisbon this Tuesday.
The group opened an emergency door to access a restricted area at Humberto Delgado airport. CNN Portugal journalist Margarida Neves de Sousa provides more details.
An emergency door was opened improperly on Tuesday morning, September 29, at Terminal 1 of Humberto Delgado Airport, allowing four passengers to enter a restricted area intended for travelers who had already passed through security checks. According to a statement released by the Public Security Police (PSP), the four passengers involved were subsequently identified. The police did not disclose the circumstances under which the door was opened nor did they indicate any potential consequences for those involved. Following the incident, police resources were deployed and security measures were adopted in coordination with the airport manager and other entities responsible for civil aviation security. The non-Schengen departure border was temporarily closed during the occurrence, being reopened after authorities considered the necessary security conditions restored. The PSP, through the National Unit for Foreigners and Borders (UNEF), classified the occurrence as a civil aviation security incident. Passengers from a flight disembarked in the wrong area at Lisbon airport. The border was temporarily closed. Lisbon Airport will have increased border capacity starting today.
4 passengers identified who used an emergency door to reach the departures area.
A 62-year-old man wanted internationally by Interpol for a violent crime was arrested by the Public Security Police (PSP) on Wednesday, September 16, at Humberto Delgado Airport in Lisbon. According to the PSP, the Russian citizen arrived from Tel Aviv and was identified during border control checks. The suspect, who used an alias, is wanted for a 2013 incident involving three gunshots that caused life-threatening injuries. He is currently awaiting extradition proceedings at the Lisbon Court of Appeal.
Bernie Ecclestone explains that he transported a firearm from Switzerland to Portugal for the purpose of practicing clay pigeon shooting.
This man, about whom one of the few certainties is that he was not the Minister of Internal Administration, managed, for a few moments, to be news. That is no small feat.
In an unusual incident, a man jumped the fence and walked along part of the Lisbon airport runway. The incident, which is already being investigated by the authorities, took place on Sunday morning. The 36-year-old Portuguese man was intercepted, offered no resistance, and was transported to the hospital.
The Public Security Police (PSP) announced this Monday the arrest of a 61-year-old foreign national at Humberto Delgado Airport in Lisbon on suspicion of drug trafficking. The suspect arrived in Lisbon on a flight from Rio de Janeiro and was selected for questioning after inconsistencies were detected in his statements regarding his stay in the Schengen Area. The arrest took place on Sunday, August 30. PSP border guards identified several items in his luggage, including pots, lids, platters, and wooden spoons, whose composition raised suspicions. X-ray screening revealed organic material inside, confirming that the items were concealing narcotics. A rapid test identified the substance as synthetic drugs, with a total gross weight of 20.55 kilograms.
A 36-year-old man was intercepted by airport workers. He was handed over to the PSP, subsequently assisted by INEM, and taken to a hospital for medical evaluation.
After being intercepted, the man was assisted by INEM and transported to a hospital unit for medical evaluation.
The Prime Minister defended the Minister of Internal Administration and says that Luís Neves is doing work of “extremely high quality and competence.”
The collection of biometric data from foreign passengers will be carried out at a 100% rate starting September 6, the Prime Minister announced during a visit to Lisbon Airport. “On September 6, we will need to collect 100% of the biometric data from citizens outside the European Union...”
The 57-year-old man is suspected of committing crimes of aggravated forgery, use of a forged document, and fraud.
The Lisbon airport border was temporarily closed today after passengers from a flight arriving from Brazil disembarked in the wrong area, causing a mix of passengers, the PSP confirmed.
The woman was travelling on a flight from São Paulo with a final destination of Paris and was flagged due to a request for medical assistance.
Among those arrested are three women aged 18, 40, and 41
