The PSP of Coimbra arrested a 53-year-old man on suspicion of drug trafficking on a city avenue referenced by the practice of selling and using drugs, announced today.
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03/11/2026
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A PSP Coimbra arrested a 53-year-old man on suspicion of drug trafficking on a city avenue referenced by the practice of selling and using drugs, was announced today.
In a statement, that security force revealed that the arrest took place on Monday, shortly after 5:00 p.m., on Avenida Cidade Aeminium, during a routine preventive patrol action by a Rapid Intervention Team.
“ Upon realizing the police presence, the man adopted a suspicious attitude, which is why he was approached and subject to the security magazine ", he said the Public Security Police (PSP).
Inside their backpack, agents found “several pieces of cocaine, corresponding to 51 individual doses, as well as 85 euros in cash, which is suspected to come from drug trafficking activity”.
After police inquiries, the suspect was released and notified to appear before the competent judicial authority.
During the same action, the PSP approached a 49-year-old man who voluntarily delivered two doses of cocaine he had in his possession.