Month: September 2017

4400 shipments of parcels weighing approximately 3.1 tonnes in total between 2016 and 2017.

Estimated gang could have earned EUR 2 million in illegal profits during this period.

Illicit substances imported by gang from Portugal.

Europol has supported the Spanish Guardia Civil in an operation targeting an organised crime group involved in the large-scale trafficking of illicit doping substances. As a result, the criminal group was totally dismantled, and large amounts of illegal medicines and various substances were seized, most of them related to sports doping.

During the investigation, which took place in four different phases, 41 individuals were arrested in various Spanish regions, and 45 searches carried out at homes, stores and gyms across Spain. Among the arrestees were some elite athletes and international bodybuilding and fitness champions. In addition, investigators seized more than EUR 200 000 in cash, five (5) luxury vehicles, small quantities of narcotic substances (speed, hashish, marijuana and cocaine) and various weapons.

Europol assisted the investigations on the spot by deploying eight specialists to various cities in Spain during different phases of the investigation. This allowed for real-time exchange of information and cross-checks against Europol’s databases, as well as extractions of data from phones and data storage devices.

The investigation began in early 2017, after a sports centre in the Balearic Islands (Spain) was detected dispensing these substances without any medical or therapeutic checks. Investigators identified the person responsible for this illegal activity, who imported the illicit substances from Portugal. In addition, investigators identified several cells of the organisation across various Spanish provinces also involved in the illegal commercialisation of these products. Source Europol

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The multibanco box at Expoeste – Pavilion of Fairs and Exhibitions of the Caldas da Rainha, in the district of Leiria, was damaged this dawn on 9^th September with the use of explosion, according to the management of the centre.

The crime occurred at 05:30 and, in addition to the explosion of the ATM, the suspects “broke the side windows and entered the building to remove the boxes with the money,” according to the spokesman.

The explosion was heard by a resident of a nearby building who witnessed the robbery and warned the PSP.

“At least two people, all dressed in black, broke the windows, entered the building and left with the boxes inside a black car that fled at a great speed,” the resident told Lusa.

The assailants caused damage to the building estimated by António Marques in “about three thousand euros.”

The crime is being investigated by the Judicial Police of Coimbra that this morning gathered evidence in the place.

A day without fatalities on Europe’s Roads.

That’s the aim of Project EDWARD each year. Launched in 2016 by TIPSOL, the European Police Traffic Network,  the project is supported by drivers across the continent, plus very generous public and private sector partners.

2017’s day of action is Thursday 21 September.

The long-term aim is to spearhead significant and sustained reduction in death and serious injury on roads across the world.

You can do your part by contributing to Project Edward by visiting Project Edward website and taking your”Road Safety Pledge”, and help reduce accidents, deaths and injuries on our roads.

The Territorial Command of the Guarda GNR announced on Tuesday the arrest in Seia of 10 suspects, eight men and two women, aged between 16 and 46 years, for alleged drug trafficking.

The GNR explains in a statement that the suspects were detained between Friday and Sunday, by members of the Territorial Detachment of Gouveia, in the context of carrying out three operations to combat crime.

During the actions, the military approached several vehicles and seized 332 doses of hashish, 147 grams of liamba, 26 doses of MDMA, 14 seals of LSD, five doses of cocaine and a butterfly knife, according to the source.

Thieves have stolen the only chair on Mindelo beach, in Vila do Conde, adapted to carry disabled people to bathe in the sea. The beach is one of the few with handicap accessibility available in Portugal.

The wheelchair, whose wheels function as floating buoys in the water, was stored in a shed on the beach, but the thieves cut the padlock that served as a lock. In winter, the services of the Vila do Conde chamber kept the cart / chair. A complaint has already been filed at the local GNR.