Portugal — Crime News in English
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- Young man detained for extortion of relative in Ponte de Lima collided with PJ vehicle during flight
- 21-year-old arrested in Seixal with pistol and 20 doses of cocaine
- Fire at Ameixoeira Metro Station: 29-year-old suspect arrested in Lisbon
- Actor Nuno Homem de Sá appeals domestic violence conviction and seeks new trial
- GNR recovers gold jewellery worth 80,000 euros stolen from home in Serpa
- 11-year-old boy stabs father in Lisbon to protect mother from assault
- Two arrested in Caldas da Rainha following carjacking of delivery driver in Rio de Mouro
- Search in Tagus for Julian Amaral, 23, missing after boat party
- Carjacking of delivery vehicle in Rio de Mouro ends with two arrests in Caldas da Rainha
- PSP arrests two men for trafficking synthetic drugs in Madeira, €68,000 seized
- Two men arrested in Machico for synthetic drug trafficking with €68,000 seized
- Former Vila Nova de Gaia council chairman acquitted of embezzlement over football tickets
- Two arrested for synthetic drug trafficking in Machico; 11 vehicles and 68,000 euros seized
- Man detained with 2,786 heroin doses in Lagoa, São Miguel, remanded in custody
- Eight young Spanish citizens detained with 3,750 litres of fuel in Quarteira
- Two men arrested for synthetic drug trafficking in Machico following investigation lasting nearly two years
- Two men arrested for murder linked to disturbances in Cascais and Amadora
- 18-year-old held in preventive custody for rape of nine-year-old sister in Seixal
- 42-year-old man arrested over forest fire in Montalegre subject to weekly reporting
- Court annulled PJ's use of Xuxas' belongings, but police claim ignorance of ruling
- PJ uses sofas and equipment seized from Rúben Oliveira despite 2022 court order
- 26 Portimonense players accused of betting on own defeat
- Court rejected Xuxas's assets for use by PJ ordered by Luís Neves
- Young man detained in Seixal for rape of nine-year-old girl
- Record cocaine seizure at Arrábida: 400 kilos removed from circulation in Setúbal
- Seventy-year-old man stabbed in Cascais. Suspect confessed to crime to off-duty police officer
- GNR seizes 5 tonnes of hashish in Azinhal and detains 7 people near Ayamonte
- Man arrested in Aveiro for assaulting wife and remanded in custody
- 18-year-old remanded in custody for sexual abuse of two minors at a school in Lisbon
- Young man detained in Beja with over three thousand drug doses and a weapon
- Former Serbian footballer arrested in Portugal with 1.5 tonnes of cocaine
- Portugal: 15-year-old killed mother in Oeiras – family history of abuse
- 15-year-old killed his mother in Portugal – shadow of inaction by authorities
- Judicial Police investigates Construbarcelos works at financial director's home
- 50-year-old man arrested for stabbing supervisor at factory in Ponte de Lima
- 44-year-old man arrested in Guimarães on suspicion of abusing stepdaughter, 13, over three years
- 21-year-old arrested with Browning gun and cocaine during roadside inspection in Seixal
- Two Portuguese nationals convicted of cocaine trafficking in Indonesia sentenced to 20 and 13 years in prison
- 46-year-old man remanded in custody on suspicion of sexual abuse of daughter and stepdaughter in Castro Verde
- Five arrested for kidnapping and torture with blowtorch in Cascais, PJ seizes 7 kg of cannabis
- 36-year-old woman detained for threatening restaurant staff with weapon at Parque das Nações
- Father detained in Lisbon for sexual abuse of 17-year-old daughter in Portalegre and Queluz
- 54-year-old man detained in Évora for sexually abusing minor daughter and impregnating her
- Court of Appeal convicts man to 6 years for sexual assault of minor in Azores
- Court of Appeal sentences man to six and a half years for rape of minor in the Azores
- Car thefts and robberies rise in Portugal: PSP records 26 million euros in losses in 2025
- Man stabs cousin to death in Ansião after inciting guard dog
- Interior Minister Luís Neves Authorised to Speak on Construction Works and Drug Seizure in Tires
- PJ seizes 197 kg of cocaine hidden in ship's hull at Portuguese port
- Police seize more than 2.6 tonnes of cocaine off Portuguese coast
- Security guard arrested for cocaine trafficking at hypermarket where he worked
- Prosecutor's Office opens inquiry into Luís Neves for abuse of power and misappropriation of seized trailer
- Security guard detained for cocaine trafficking in Nazaré sold drugs at workplace
- Two men held in custody on drug trafficking charges in Vila Franca de Xira
- Three murder suspects detained at Lisbon airport while attempting to flee to Brazil
- Man extradited from Germany for attempted murder in Aljustrel remanded in custody
- Salesian School Teacher Arrested by PJ Five Months After Suspension in Funchal
- PJ extradites Romanian suspect in stabbing from Germany to Portugal
- Man aged 21 arrested for sexual abuse of minor in Vila Nova de Gaia
- Tourist robbed of luxury watch in Lisbon city centre