Following a complaint about drug trafficking the GNR have arrested a 29 year old man in Loulé, with 5,356 doses of heroin in his possession.
The suspect's vehicle was intercepted and on inspection the GNR found 5,356 doses of heroin hidden in the engine compartment.
During a search of the suspect's residence, the GNR seized a laptop computer, two cell phones, a precision scale and several plastic bags for storing the drug.
The detainee, after being brought before the Judicial Court of Faro, was taken to a prison in Faro, where he will be held in preventive detention.