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PJ arrests two workers for cocaine trafficking at Lisbon airport

Diário de Coimbra12 September 2026 at 22:00

The Judicial Police arrested two workers at Lisbon airport suspected of cocaine trafficking. The operation resulted in the capture of two individuals who worked at the airport.

The arrested are 48 and 46 years old. The authorities did not specify their exact function at the airport.

The two suspects have already been heard in their first judicial interrogation. At the end of the hearing, precautionary measures were applied to the defendants, although the details of those measures have not been revealed.

Why this matters

Readers are affected because Lisbon airport is one of the main international entry points in Portugal, and the detention of workers with access to facilities raises concerns about the airport's internal security and the possibility of trafficking networks exploiting employees with access privileges. The situation follows a PJ operation aimed at dismantling drug trafficking through one of the country's main air hubs.

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