Kalashnikovs and 10,000 Litres of Fuel Seized in Portugal’s Latest Drug-Trafficking Crackdown
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The seizures occurred in operations against the marine drug trafficking along the coast, from Esposende to the Algarve. A vessel, two marine engines, 420 jerricans with fuel and material related to navigation and assembly of structures to support the drug trafficking were seized.
The Portuguese Republican National Guard (GNR) intervened two loaded kalashnikovs, a narcolancha and five Spanish-registered vehicles in northern Portugal, about 70 kilometers from the Galician border. In addition, a 41-year-old man was arrested.
The four actions took place from Esposende to the Algarve. In Sagres, about 3750 liters of fuel and a van were seized. The GNR content holds suspicious, seizes vessel, weapons and fuel for narcolanchas appears first in Barlavento.
The operations took place in Esposende, in the service area of Aveiras, in the Guadiana river and in Sagres, within the framework of a strategy to combat maritime drug trafficking throughout the continental territory.
The GNR seized about 10,000 liters of fuel, two Kalashnikov assault rifles and nine cars in four operations carried out between Esposende and Sagres, on the night of 21 to 22 October, as part of the fight against maritime drug trafficking. The interventions led to the arrest of one man, to the constitution of another as accused [...]
Kalashnikovs and 10,000 litres of fuel seized in Portugal’s latest drug-trafficking crackdown
Two loaded Kalashnikov assault rifles, around 10,000 litres of fuel, nine vehicles and a speedboat were seized during a night of intense police operations targeting suspected maritime drug-trafficking networks across
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