Judiciary police seize about 100 kg of hashish in a Famalicão warehouse
On 26 October 2026 the Northern Directorate of the Polícia Judiciária arrested a 38-year-old man with no record at a warehouse in Vila Nova de Famalicão and seized about 100 kg of hashish, a large-calibre pistol, a ballistic vest and 16,000 euros. The case began with two postal parcels of cannabis resin from northern Europe.
On Monday 26 October 2026 the Northern Directorate of the Polícia Judiciária searched a warehouse
in Vila Nova de Famalicão and arrested a 38-year-old man.[1][2]He has no criminal record and
was held for drug trafficking and possession of a prohibited firearm.[1][2]He was to be brought
before a judge for a first interview, where coercive measures would be set.[1]
In all, officers seized about 100 kilograms of hashish, a large-calibre pistol, magazines and
ammunition, a ballistic vest, 16,000 euros in cash, a money-counting machine and other evidence.[1]
The inquiry began when two suspicious postal parcels from northern Europe were found to hide a
large amount of high-purity cannabis resin.[1]The Judiciary Police said parcels of that kind
were being sent with some frequency.[1]The warehouse search then turned up a further quantity
of the drug, a firearm and other prohibited objects, which are included in the totals above.[1]
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The man's name was not published, and no court measure after the first judicial interview was reported.
The warehouse address inside the municipality was not given.
The northern European country that sent the parcels was not named, and the weight of resin in those two parcels is included in the total of about 100 kg rather than stated separately.
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