Out of the 27 people involved in a drug network based in Bairro da Palmeira (Malvinas), Câmara de Lobos, most were found guilty in a trial that wrapped up this week at the Funchal court (Building 2000). Ten received prison sentences ranging from 3 to 9 years, eleven got suspended…
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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…
On leaving the Palace of Justice, lawyer JoĂŁo Nabais summed up what happened this morning at the Criminal Investigation Court of Funchal. For now, according to the representative of the mayor of Calheta, Carlos Teles, the defendants have been identified and have been listening to the reading of the indictment,…
An ongoing Judicial Police operation in Madeira has led to the arrest of several high-ranking figures. Local newspaper, JM, reported firsthand that the operation is related to business carried out with the company Dupla DP, within the scope of public procurement, leading the Judicial Police and other entities to investigate…
The Mayor of Funchal, Pedro Calado, was escorted to the Funchal Prison in Cancela this afternoon.