Portugal police dismantle major drug network in Aveiro, Porto and Beja

The Portuguese National Republican Guard (GNR) carried out two large‑scale operations against drug traffickers. In the districts of Aveiro and Porto, a mega‑operation resulted in the arrest of 26 suspects, with 13 placed in preventive detention. Police seized approximately €200,000 worth of narcotics, including 40 kg of hashish, 1,720 doses of cocaine, heroin, crack cocaine, MDMA and related equipment, as well as cash, counterfeit notes and firearms replicas.

In a separate raid in the Beja district, GNR detained 18 people and confiscated about a thousand doses of heroin, 23.55 doses of crack, 11.46 doses of hashish, a firearm, and other items. The operation also uncovered numerous traffic violations and recorded several road accidents, though no fatalities were reported.