The Regional Command of PSP Madeira said that on Saturday, the 14th of June, the PSP seized a large amount of synthetic drugs coming off the Lobo Marinho in Porto Santo. As part of the exchange of police information between islands, the police of Porto Santo inspected and intercepted two…
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The Judiciary Police has detained a 35-year-old foreign citizen, strongly suspected of drug trafficking in the Funchal area. According to a statement issued by the PJ, they seized about 150 grams of cocaine (possibly the purest ever seized in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, since the opening of the drug…
After more than twenty years on the run from justice, a Portuguese woman aged 63 was detained at Madeira Airport last Monday. The Regional Command of PSP Madeira issued a statement, saying: “The citizen, on whom an arrest warrant was pending, was intercepted by the Airport Security Police Division at…
The Judiciary Police (PJ), through its National Anti-Corruption Unit, carried out dawn raids in Lisbon, Alcoentre, Sintra, and Funchal, carrying out a total of 32 search and seizure warrants. This operation targets an alleged criminal scheme involving, among others, prison guards suspected of facilitating the entry of illicit substances into…
PAN Madeira carried out an official visit to Porto Santo, where it met with the Mayor and visited several local institutions and infrastructures, namely the Municipal Kennel and the Porto Santo Volunteer House. The party was also in contact with the local population to survey the problems and potential of…
The trial of one of the most complex drug cases in Madeira ended this afternoon in the court of Funchal (Building 2000), with the conviction of the 19 defendants and two car trading companies. Furthermore, immediate sentencing was handed down to eleven of the defendants. Presided over by a panel…
The Judiciary Police (PJ), through the Criminal Investigation Department of Madeira of the Judiciary Police, identified and located a commercial company indicted for the import, export, and distribution of prohibited substances.