The Judicial Police reported that on 4th February 2014, that they had arrested  three men for drug trafficking in Tavira.

The suspects aged between 37 and 40 years old had moored a semi-rigid vessel and placed it on a trailer before transporting it to a warehouse nearby where they were intercepted. A total of 800 kg of hashish was discovered in the hull of the vessel.

In addition to the drugs; the vessel, trailer, two vehicles Euros 800 and several mobile phones , a satellite phone and several GPS devices were seized.