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“The Lisbon PSP Metropolitan Command, through the Criminal Investigation Division, within the framework of the police operation that culminated in the arrest of the 6 people for drug trafficking, announces that the coercion measures of three preventive prisons and three sentences Identity and Residence, without contact between the accused ”, reads a note issued tonight.
The Lisbon PSP had announced this afternoon the seizure of a ton of hashish on Friday, the largest seizure carried out by this unit in the last decade, within the framework of the operation ‘Process Nomad’, which has been carried out for three years and under which also seized 10 kilos of cocaine and 50 kilos of hashish.
The statement sent to the newsrooms also reads that “with this intervention, the PSP dealt a severe blow to the criminal structure that would control the traffic and sale of hashish in several cities of mainland Portugal and islands, since the value of The seized drug will be valued at more than 3 million euros ”.
During the press conference that took place this afternoon in Lisbon, Commander João Prisciliano explained that these approximately 2 million individual doses have a value of 3 million euros for the buyer of the lot, which means that they would be worth more when they reach the consumers.
“This nomadic process takes three years and focuses on the criminal activity of this group with an impact on Lisbon, but with links with other cities and also with the islands,” said Commander João Prisciliano during the presentation of the operation, which has been three years and below which 10 kilos of cocaine and 50 kilos of hashish have already been seized.
Added to these amounts is the ton of hashish seized in two vans on Friday during an operation that took place on the A2.
In addition to the ton of hashish, around 350,000 euros in cash and six large-capacity vehicles, a revolver and a watch valued at 250,000 euros were also seized, said Commissioner João Prisciliano.
“This operation began three years ago and, in the form of a pyramid investigation, it went up until it reached the main merchant, who led us to this apprehension,” said Commissioner João Prisciliano, concluding that the drug probably came from North Africa.
The figure now released is much higher than the number of doses that had been presented this afternoon in the initial PSP statement, which pointed to “the largest seizure of the last decade, with 158,200 doses of cocaine.
