Portuguese police have seized 850 kilos of hashish off the Vilamoura coast and arrested three men, all non-Portuguese.
The sizeable discovery of drugs happened after an inflatable boat was intercepted and found to have the hashish hidden on board.
The seizure was a result of a detailed investigation over several months coordinated by Portimão's Polícia Judiciária.
According to the police report, the eight metre long rubber boat left the Algarve coast from the Vilamoura area and was heading in the direction of Spain, packed with the drugs.
When back on shore, police identified two 4x4 vehicles as belonging to the smugglers and seized also some €2,300 in cash and the usual array of mobile phones.
The three foreigners aged between 20 and 42 are off to see the judge for questioning and most likely will be held on remand as they are foreign and this is a drugs case.
