Police in Albufeira have seized 1.2 tonnes of cocaine inside a truck, about to leave for the road, and arrested six men from different countries - Brazil, Croatia, Italy and Portugal - thought to be part of a “powerful” drugs network.
According to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA ), a 3.7 Richter earthquake occured in Albufeira and Loulé, 03:35am this morning.
Loulé GNR arrested a man yesterday, for possession of a prohibited weapon and carrying out burglaries in the area.
Aljezur City Council have been awarded €64,000 for an architectural project to expand the parking area at the entrance to Aljezur village.
A report released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development today, shows Portugal is performing well in areas such as renewable energies, greenhouse gas emissions and air quality, but needs to improve in waste recovery and circular economy.

The platform that brings together nine unions of education professionals today announced strikes starting on the 27th March for “all extraordinary services”, final assessments, strikes by district and a “great concentration” for June 6th.
At the controls of his Ducati, the MotoGP world champion, Francesco Bagnaia, confirmed over the weekend at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão that he is the rider to 'beat', at the start of the 2023 world championship.
- Inflation slows down but food prices continue to rise
- Young couple arrested for robberies across the Eastern Algarve
- 20 year old cyclist dies after collision with car in Boliqueime
- MotoGP riders arrive in Portimão
- Young Frenchman escapes from Olhão Court through the window
- Four arrested and 106 bales of hashish seized
- SCAM: False emails from the police, requesting payment
- First NATERIAL Store in the south opens in Alcantarilha