Interior Minister caught driving car confiscated from drug trafficker
The Interior Minister drove a vehicle seized from the country's largest drug trafficker, according to Jornal de Negócios.
Minister uses vehicle confiscated from Portugal's largest drug trafficker
Google News PT — Crime (pt) reports on a controversy involving the Interior Minister, who was caught driving a car seized from the country's largest drug trafficker, according to Jornal de Negócios.
The vehicle in question had been confiscated as part of judicial operations against drug trafficking. The use of the vehicle by the holder of the interior security portfolio raises questions about the destination and management of assets seized by the State from suspects of organised crime.
The case generated immediate reactions in the public arena, in a context where transparency in the administration of confiscated assets is a sensitive matter. No official explanations were released by the ministry at the time of publication.
Source: Google News PT — Crime (pt)