Brazilian passenger arrives with 20 kilos of cocaine hidden in wheelchair
By Natasha Donn -23rd December 2023
Latest coup for PJ ‘narco’ police
PJ ‘narco’ police identified and arrested three foreigners flying into Lisbon on Friday for a ‘handover’ of 20 kilos of cocaine, hidden in an electric wheelchair.
The plan was that a Brazilian with apparent ‘mobility problems’ flew into Lisbon, to be met by two other Latin Americans who had flown into the capital from Madrid. Had the scheme worked, the drugs would have been handed over by the Brazilian for onward distribution throughout Europe.
The amount of cocaine was enough for around 200,000 individual doses, says tabloid Correio da Manhã.
A source for the PJ explains that everything unravelled when UNCTE, the national unit for combat of drug trafficking, stepped in and arrested all three men. UNCTE is now ‘investigating’ information given by the men in the hope of finding out more about this particular drug network.
All three (aged in their 30s and 40s) have been presented before a judge for initial questioning and remanded in preventive custody.
Meantime, authorities have been bearing down on cartels using Portugal “to inundate Europe with cocaine”, says CM.
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https://www.portugalresident.com/brazilian-passenger-arrives-with-20-kilos-of-cocaine-hidden-in-wheelchair/