The trial of “Shusha” (Ruben Oliveira), considered the largest Portuguese drug trafficker, and the other 18 accused of cocaine trafficking, criminal association and money laundering continues this Wednesday at the Central Criminal Court of Lisbon.
There are seven defendants in pre-trial detention and two others at large, including Ruben Oliveira’s wife, in the hearing room. One of the prosecution’s 55 witnesses will testify this Wednesday.
According to the department’s indictment, the criminal group, led by Ruben Oliveira, had “close ties” to drug trafficking organizations in Brazil and Colombia and imported large quantities of cocaine from South America since mid-2019.
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Updated April 17, 2024 | 11:12
Ruben Oliveira’s defense questions an inspector about the arrest made at Lisbon airport
Ruben Oliveira’s defense questioned the inspector about the seizure made at Lisbon airport in 2021. “Look where the boxes are going,” the lawyer asks.
“The final destination would have been Guinea-Bissau, but these boxes would never have been delivered to Guinea-Bissau. Because most of them are suitcases and parcels brought in after hours. And then these are packed suitcases. They entered Brazil illegally. Us were informed by the Federal Police that something strange had entered the plane (for the most part they were not heading to their destination), the inspector explains.
A police inspector explains how a drug trafficking network was dismantled
A judicial police inspector explains this Wednesday how the largest drug trafficking network in Portugal was dismantled.
A witness describes one of the surveillance events he conducted in 2021.
Author: Madalena Sales
Source: CM Jornal
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