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The Judiciary Police carried out a police operation in Santa Maria da Feira, resulting in two suspects being formally charged with illegitimate access and computer and communications fraud, causing financial loss to a company specialising in travel sales.
The Judiciary Police announced on Wednesday, March 11, a police operation that resulted in the seizure of approximately 1,800 kilograms of cocaine. The drugs were found on board a fishing vessel detected 450 nautical miles from the Azores. Authorities believe they have dismantled a criminal group dedicated to smuggling large quantities of drugs into the European continent. In coordination with the Navy and the Air Force, the PJ's National Unit for Combating Drug Trafficking intercepted the vessel under 'extremely difficult conditions', finding not only the drugs but also eight men—four Brazilian, three Surinamese, and one Dutch national. Several items used in the navigation and transport of the cocaine were also seized during the operation, codenamed 'Survivor'. The investigation is ongoing.
The police operation, named Caravela, was carried out simultaneously in both countries and resulted in the arrest of five people in Spain, suspected of introducing individuals into the labour market.
The PSP today urged people to report any type of crime, whether in a school setting or elsewhere, at the launch of the national 'Safer Internet' operation aimed at pupils in the 1st to 3rd cycles of basic and secondary education.
An operation carried out in the Santa Clara parish was supported by the PSP (Public Security Police).
A 55-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman were arrested during a road patrol operation.
The arrest took place during a road patrol operation.
Caught on Amado Beach, Carrapateira, in July 2025.
The weapons now destroyed reflect, according to the institution, the PSP's 'operational action at the level of criminal and administrative activity'.
Criminal investigation unit PJ has arrested one suspect in the fatal shooting of a teenager in Amadora, amid a worrying pattern of violence in the municipality where six people have already been shot since the start of the year. The arrest highlights active police work but also raises analytical questions about underlying causes, public safety strategies and whether current policing and community interventions are sufficient to prevent further violent crime. Authorities say the inquiry continues as they seek to establish motive, possible links to other incidents and measures to restore public confidence.
More than 80,000 litres of GBL detected in the Alentejo. Just a few drops are enough to render a person helpless.
Police have detained a group suspected of carrying out several violent robberies across Lisbon. Investigations and inquiries are ongoing.
Three premises linked to sexual exploitation were identified in Lisbon. Operation Liberterra III, carried out by Interpol across 119 countries, arrested 3,744 suspects of human trafficking.
Authorities identified three houses linked to sexual exploitation.
The PSP (Public Security Police) says it has put an end to an 'abnormal increase in thefts'. The suspect was remanded in custody.
A 42-year-old man took the child from his ex-wife's home in Porto and fled. He and his daughter sheltered in a mountain shelter in Montalegre, where a prohibited weapon was seized.
'Operation Sombra Negra' ran for more than a year, coordinated by the Spanish National Police. The dismantled organisation had a structure that also extended into Portugal.
Rhetorical question highlighting the lack of public or media attention to arrests made for 'arrastão' — coordinated mass thefts/robberies — during the police Operation Irmandade (Operation Brotherhood).
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.
A joint operation by the PJ (Judicial Police), the Navy and the Air Force off the Azores resulted in the seizure of 256 bales of cocaine, with an estimated total weight of nine tonnes.
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.
A semi-submersible vessel carrying 300 bales of cocaine was intercepted in recent days off the Azores, the Polícia Judiciária (PJ) announced today, saying it acted jointly with the Navy and the Air Force.
Authorities seized 21 kilograms of DRY, a new type of hashish altered in a laboratory.
Operation 'Raichu' led to the seizure of more than 58 kilograms of hashish, approximately €49,000 in cash, high-value clothing, mobile phones and items used for packaging narcotics.
