On 14 October 2026 the criminal investigation unit of the GNR in Covilhã arrested a 55-year-old man for drug trafficking.[1] The Territorial Command of Castelo Branco said the arrest came out of an inquiry into drug trafficking, and that officers searched his home and inspected his land.[1]
They seized 5,773.01 grams of cannabis, three dried cannabis stalks, four cannabis plants, four further stalks, and six small tins of cannabis seed.[1] They also took a watering can, pruning shears, a roll of black rubber cord in a green bag, two ATA fertilisers, two Campo BIO fertilisers, plastic and metal boxes, bags, a precision scale, a wooden box, three bamboo canes, a kitchen knife and a utility knife.[1]
Rádio Covilhã, reporting the GNR account, rounds the cannabis to 5.7 kg.[2] The GNR figure is 5,773.01 grams.[1]
He was made a defendant, and the facts were sent to the local criminal prosecutor’s office in Covilhã.[1] The notice does not name him or say what the court then did.[1]
