GNR constituted eight men as defendants and seized a vehicle and equipment associated with drug trafficking in Moncarapacho, in the municipality of Olhão, in the district of Faro, today informed the security force.
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27/10/2026
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Lusa
A GNR made up eight defendants and seized a vehicle and material allegedly associated with drug trafficking last Thursday in Moncarapacho, in the municipality of Olhão, in Faro district, today reported this security force.
In statements to the agency Lusa, Lieutenant Marina Prazeres, commander of the Vila Real de Santo António Coastal Control Sub-disclosure said that the operation occurred following an alert for the presence of several individuals and an inflatable boat transported in a vehicle.
In the course of the police action, seven men were detected, one eighth being located hidden in a bush area, specified the responsible.
The soldiers of the Coastal Control and Borders Unit (UCCF) of the Republican National Guard (GNR) seized a light goods vehicle, with Spanish registration, two portable containers with about 25 litres of fuel each, a dismantled inflatable boat, a boat engine, a fuel tank and five mobile phones, indicated the security force in a statement.
The vehicle used by the suspects was flagged for seizure by the Spanish authorities, reads in the note.
The eight men are aged between 17 and 49 years and have been accused of crimes of aid to international drug trafficking and forgery of documents.
GNR recalls that it maintains surveillance and prevention actions along the Portuguese coast to combat cross-border crime, including drug trafficking and illegal maritime activities.