20-year-old arrested for suspected drug trafficking in Amadora

O Lisbon Metropolitan Command of the Public Security Police (PSP), through the Amadora Police Division, arrested a 20-year-old man, suspected of the practice of drug trafficking crime, last Tuesday, November 10, in the parish of Encosta do Sol.

“ During a preventive patrol action, police officers verified the presence of an individual in the lobby of a building, transporting a suitcase by tow, without having detected the police presence. Faced with the behavior of the suspect and the fact that he is in a place referred to by the practice of drug trafficking, the agents moved to the site, with a view to access to the interior of the building ", begins by telling the PSP in a statement sent to the editorials.

The security force continues: “Already inside the building, next to the elevator, the police spotted the suspect who, after detecting the police presence, abandoned the site, starting escape through the stairs of the building, having been immediately intercepted.”.

After the suspect was intercepted, police officers searched the young man and seized the following articles in his possession:

• 15 bags with airtight closure, containing within 142.7 individual doses of hashish, properly fractionated;
• 26 bottles of plastic, containing inside 173.98 individual doses of hashish;
• 12 units of narcotics, commonly referred to as “cakes”, containing within 251.12 individual doses of hashish;
• 20 packs containing within 87.05 individual doses of cocaine;
• eur 169 in cash.

“Because he is in possession of a drug product, inside a building referenced by the practice of the illicit activity in question” and “having no known occupation”, as well as it is found that there are “strong indications that he is dedicated to drug trafficking activity was given a voice of detention to the suspect”, can be read in the note.

The young man was constituted accused, subject to a term of identity and residence, and was released and notified to attend the Judicial Court of the District of Lisbon Oeste – Amadora.

According to PSP, these results “are part of the ongoing effort to combat crime associated with drug trafficking, a criminal activity that poses serious risks to public health and the sense of community security”.

“PSP reinforces the commitment to act firmly against these practices and calls for the collaboration of citizens in denouncing illicit activities. Cooperation between the police and society is essential for the preservation of collective security ", says the note.