A GNR operation on Monday, 2 November, ended with around 200 jerrycans of fuel seized at São Rafael beach, in Albufeira. Thirteen people were detained, one of them a child, according to the Jornal de Notícias newspaper.
Coastal surveillance by the GNR’s Coastal Control and Border Unit (UCCF) led officers to the beach, after systems detected an abnormality along the coastline
According to what the Correio da Manhã has reported, the intercepted men are mostly of Spanish nationality. The child’s age has not been disclosed.
Two vehicles were also seized, one with Spanish plates and the other with Portuguese plates, both of which are suspected of being falsified.
The detainees are suspected of providing logistical support to an international drug trafficking network, specifically by refuelling high-speed boats capable of carrying vast amounts of cargo with great swiftness.
Source: CM /JN
Photo credit: JN
