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Man arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking in Madalena do Pico

jornalacores9.pt11 September 2026 at 19:42

A 44-year-old man was arrested in Madalena, on the island of Pico, in the Azores, on suspicion of drug trafficking. The arrest was carried out by the Public Security Police (PSP) following house searches carried out as part of an operational operation.

The Regional Command of the Azores of the PSP issued a statement informing about the arrest of the suspect. The operation took place on the day mentioned in the article, although the original text appears truncated in that part.

The police authorities did not disclose details about the quantity or type of controlled substance seized during the searches. The case remains under investigation by the police authorities of the Azores.

The information was made public through the Regional Command of the Azores of the PSP, with the statement having been reproduced by jornalacores9.pt.

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