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Of those arrested, one was remanded in custody as a preventive measure, while the others were ordered to make regular appearances before the judicial authorities in their areas of residence.
Foreign nationals who were operating on Praia do Amado, in Aljezur, are being held in pre-trial detention. They were arrested by the GNR (National Republican Guard), which seized bales of hashish, three military-grade weapons and loaded magazines.
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”.
The suspect fled with his three-year-old daughter after visiting his ex-wife's home on 19 January.
The defendant, accused by the Public Prosecutor's Office of 28 offences, had worked at a primary school, a choir and two music schools. He has been held in pre-trial detention since February 2025.
Four suspects in drug trafficking have been remanded in custody after being detained by the Polícia Judiciária (PJ) while aboard a narco‑submarine carrying nearly nine tonnes of cocaine.
Twenty-nine others were released and required to make periodic appearances. Three were placed under an identity and residence order.
The decision may be announced later today.
The Public Prosecutor's Office has requested pre-trial detention for 11 suspects linked to Group 1143.
A 24-year-old man is suspected of stealing from businesses in the districts of Lisbon, Leiria and Aveiro.
TVI star is in pre-trial detention for attempting to kill his five-year-old son.
The driver was fleeing when the PSP managed to intercept the vehicle.
According to Cometlis, the detainee underwent an initial judicial interrogation and was placed in pre-trial detention, the most severe coercive measure.
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.
