The Public Security Police (PSP) warned this morning, through a publication on their social networks, of the risks of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Their post shows a doctored image of a damaged PSP car, which only took a few minutes to doctor and post as a false ‘occurrence.’ “Exactly the kind…
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The new Regional Strategy for the Prevention and Reduction of Addictive Behaviours 2026-2030 is presented at a time when several entities in the health, justice, and social intervention sectors come together. Among the voices present, Isabel Dias, coordinator of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, highlighted the relevance of the document for…
Five detainees arrived this afternoon at the Funchal Marina in a Navy boat under strict security imposed by the PJ, the Air Force, and the Maritime Authority. They were the last five people to disembark, completing the group of 10 crew members of the vessels intercepted in an operation that…
More than 7,000 kilos of cocaine were seized in an operation to combat international drug trafficking by sea, the Judiciary Police (PJ) revealed. According to a statement from the PJ, “two fishing vessels were intercepted, about 1,000 nautical miles (approximately 1852 kilometers) from Lisbon, with 10 foreign citizens on board,…
Today, the Judiciary Police arrested an endocrinologist suspected of involvement in a fraudulent scheme to prescribe medicines covered by the National Health Service (SNS), in an operation that had a major focus in Funchal. The investigation, conducted by the PJ’s Northern Directorate, included several searches in different cities of the…
A man identified as the author of several robberies at hotels and residences in Funchal is still free to continue his nefarious ways. The homeless man has even entered hotel rooms while the guests were sleeping, raising alarm among tourists and businessmen. Two people at the English Church were recently…
Avenida da Madalena, in Funchal, continues to be transformed into a kind of open-air second-hand car stand. The situation is not new. In June, JM received several complaints from residents about the illegal parking of vehicles offered for sale in the area. However, with increasing acts of vandalism targeting residents’…
Today, the 11th of November, officers from the Judiciary Police and the Public Prosecutor’s Office inspected the Electricity Company of Madeira (EEM), an entity under the supervision of the Regional Secretariat for Equipment and Infrastructure. In a press statement, EEM said: “Today, the Judiciary Police inspected the Madeira Electricity Company,…
The autopsy report on Igor Holewiński prompted José Matos, Director of the Judiciary Police’s Research Criminal Investigation Department, to confirm there’s still no sign of foul play in the young man’s death. Inspectors now have his belongings, which will be returned to his family. In a brief statement, they said:…
The amount raised by friends of Igor Holewiński, the Polish citizen who has been missing in madeira since last Saturday, will pay for the hiring of a private specialized search and rescue team. So far, they have raised €15,000 (63,648 PLN). The fundraiser was launched on an online fundraising platform, and…
The search for the 31-year-old tourist who has been missing since Sunday in Madeira was suspended last night. Fábio Castro, Deputy Superintendent of the PSP, confirmed to DIÁRIO that, due to security concerns, the search was suspended at nightfall and that it should resume this morning at sunrise. During the…
A 34-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman, arrested last year by the Judiciary Police during a drug trafficking operation in Câmara de Lobos and Funchal, will remain in custody at the Funchal Prison in Cancela until their trial. The defendants were heard in the first interrogation court at the District…
The PSP seized 1866 doses of drugs in Funchal, in two operations carried out as part of their fight against drugs. According to a statement, the police operation, carried out within the scope of ongoing criminal proceedings, involved police officers from the criminal investigation squad who executed house search warrants…
The Regional Command of the PSP carried a series of inspection in the early hours of Sunday morning of about 80 vehicles in the Poiso area, on the suspicion of participating in illegal races. The suveillance led to the siezure of seven cars. “The operation was planned based on anonymous…
Traffic chaos ensued this morning at Ponta de São Lourenço, in Caniçal. A bus with tourists was even blocked in Ponta do Rosto, due to traffic. So much so that the police had to be called in to help relieve the situation. According to local newspapers, many tour companies have…