63-year-old held with almost 900 hashish doses in Machico, Madeira
PSP detained a 63-year-old man in Machico, Madeira, after catching him selling drugs, finding 28 hashish doses on him and 842 more at his home. The repeat offender was released for health reasons pending a court appearance the following Monday.
A 63-year-old man was caught by PSP in Machico, Madeira, during a drug sale on
the previous Friday.[1][2][3][4]PSP officers had seen the man selling drugs to another
person, and after stopping and searching both found the buyer with one dose of
hashish and one of liamba while the suspect carried 28 more hashish doses.[1][2][5][4]
A search of the suspect’s house found another 842 hashish doses and two Bloom
doses, plus 940 euros in cash and materials used to prepare and package doses.[1][2][5][4]
The man, born and living in Machico, had previous convictions for similar
crimes.[1][2][5][3][4]He was released for health reasons under a term of identity and
residence and ordered to appear in court the next Monday.[1][2][5][3]
The Regional Command of Madeira of the PSP said the Criminal Investigation Squad of the Machico Police Division detected the drug transaction.[6][2][3]
The buyer was carrying one dose of hashish and one dose of liamba, a Portuguese word for herbal cannabis.[2][3]
Separately from the house search, the suspect had 28 hashish doses when detained and the buyer had one dose of hashish and one of liamba.[2]The detention was carried out by the Criminal Investigation Squad of the Machico Police Division, which identified the buyer.[4]
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Seized material from the suspect's house laid out for photography. Photo: PSPPhoto details
The article published 9 November 2026 says the street sale happened on the previous Friday, taken as 6 November 2026; no separate exact incident date was given.
No weight was given for the hashish doses, so no cannabis weight is recorded.
The two Bloom doses are not counted as cannabis because their composition was not stated.
What happened to the buyer and whether further charges followed was not reported.
Only one source about this event could be opened.
The two Bloom doses are not added as cannabis because their composition is not stated.
The two Bloom doses are not counted as cannabis because Dnoticias does not state their composition, and the police statement's warning about synthetic substances does not identify them.
No weight is given for the hashish doses, so no cannabis weight is recorded.
The two Bloom doses are not counted as cannabis because their composition is not stated, even though the PSP statement warns about synthetic drugs in general.
The page states 870 hashish doses in total but gives no weight, so no cannabis kilogram figure is recorded.
The two Bloom doses are not counted as cannabis because their composition is not stated; the PSP's general warning about synthetic substances does not identify them.
The RTP Madeira page says only that more than 840 hashish doses were seized at the house, while the PSP statements carried by Dnoticias and JM Madeira give 28 doses found on the suspect and 842 at the house; the detailed figures are used.
Left out arrested, as no supporting quotation was given.
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