GNR officers detained two men aged 51 and 55 in Ericeira, Mafra, on 5 November 2026 on suspicion of drug trafficking.[1][2][3] The operation was led by the Mafra Criminal Investigation Unit after an investigation lasting about six months.[1] According to the GNR, the suspects distributed and sold drugs to consumers and other traffickers in Ericeira and Encarnação in Mafra and in Torres Vedras.[1][2]

Officers executed two home search warrants and seven non-home search warrants during the operation.[1][2][3] The searches seized 9,225 euros in cash, 206 doses of hashish, four cannabis plants, two doses of cocaine and 484 grams of a solid substance awaiting laboratory analysis.[1] Officers also seized 375 rounds of ammunition of various calibres, two carbines, a loaded 9 mm pistol, a revolver, two grenades with explosive charges, five sabres, six cutting knives and an extendable baton.[1] The GNR also seized four precision scales, three mobile phones and a vacuum-packing machine.[1]

Both detainees were made formal suspects and appeared for a first judicial interrogation at the Sintra court.[1][3] The court ordered preventive detention for one man and weekly reporting for the other.[1][2][3] Diário de Notícias independently confirmed the same 5 November Ericeira operation, ages, GNR unit and trafficking allegation.[4]

The operation was reinforced by GNR Intervention Unit groups including special operations, public order, dog teams and an explosives and underground security centre, plus the Lisbon intervention detachment.[2]