26-year-old man arrested for attempting to smuggle drugs into Porto Prison
A man exchanged trainers with an inmate during a visit to Porto Prison, concealing more than 100 grammes of cannabis and cocaine in the footwear.
Trainers containing drugs seized during visit to Porto Prison Establishment
The Judicial Police (PJ) arrested a 26-year-old man on Thursday on suspicion of attempting to introduce narcotics into the Porto Prison Establishment, according to a statement from the institution disclosed by Observador.
The suspect travelled to the prison on Wednesday afternoon with the aim of visiting an inmate. During the meeting, he removed the trainers he was wearing and handed them to the prisoner, the two exchanging footwear.
The exchange was detected by guards, who proceeded to seize the footwear. "Several packages containing suspect substances were found in the trainers handed over by the visitor," the PJ reported.
Tests carried out by the authorities confirmed the presence of "more than one hundred grammes of narcotic products, namely cannabis resin and cocaine," the PJ added.
The detainee has no criminal record and will be heard in an initial judicial hearing to determine the applicable coercive measures.
Source: Observador