Man arrested in Custóias for attempting to smuggle drugs into prison hidden in trainers
A 28-year-old man was arrested by the Judicial Police in Porto after exchanging trainers with an inmate at Custóias prison in Matosinhos, concealing over 100 grammes of narcotics.
Drugs hidden in footwear detected during visit to Custóias prison establishment
Correio da Manhã reports that a 28-year-old man was arrested by the Judicial Police in Porto on Wednesday afternoon after attempting to introduce narcotics into Custóias prison establishment in Matosinhos, using a stratagem that consisted of exchanging trainers with the inmate he came to visit.
During the visit, the suspect removed the footwear he was wearing and handed it to the detainee, who did the same in reverse. The manoeuvre was detected by the Prison Guard Corps, who proceeded to seize the footwear before either party could complete the exchange.
In the trainers handed over by the visitor, several packages containing suspicious substances were found. After examinations carried out at the Judicial Police installations in Porto, it was confirmed to be more than one hundred grammes of narcotic products — specifically cannabis resin and cocaine.
The detainee has no recorded criminal antecedents. He is indicted for the crime of drug trafficking in aggravated form and awaits the holding of his first court hearing before a judge.
Source: Correio da Manhã