On Tuesday, the GNR of Portimão arrested four men and named a fifth man as a defendant, aged between 30 and 41, for drug trafficking in Portimão, Lagos and Lagoa.
In a statement, the GNR said that as part of an investigation into drug trafficking, which lasted approximately 18 months, with the aim of dismantling a criminal network operating in the western Algarve region, "six house searches and eight vehicle searches were carried out, culminating in the arrest of four men and the indictment of a fifth man".
A total of 1996 doses of cocaine were seized; a tool used to cut the drug; a digital scale; 20 mobile phones; six pieces of gold and €3680 in cash.
The detainees were charged and the facts were reported to the Portimão Judicial Court.
Source GNR Portimão
