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Luís Neves uses car seized from one of the biggest drug traffickers in Portugal

TVI Notícias27 August 2026 at 20:35

Portuguese minister Luís Neves used a car seized from José Daniel Santos, known as Xuxas, one of Portugal's biggest drug traffickers, who has been imprisoned for over four years in Monsanto's high-security prison. The case against Xuxas has not yet become final, and several experts consulted by Exclusivo agree that the Judicial Police did not have legitimacy to hand over the vehicle to the minister under these circumstances.

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