It was revealed on Monday that three brothers were detained on suspicion of being part of a drug trafficking ring in Sao Miguel, Azores, in an operation that seized drugs, three large vehicles and 124,000 euros.
According to the Azores Regional Command PSP, the men were detained “at various points on the island of São Miguel” after several police actions that lasted more than a year and allowed the drug trafficking network to be uncovered. consists of three brothers.
The suspects carried out the alleged drug trade “in various municipalities of the island of San Miguel,” the PSP said in a press release.
In addition to the three brothers, PSP detained two other suspects at various stages of the investigation who were “dropping banned substances from the net” in Kabuko district, Lagoa municipality, and also in Povoasan municipality.
“Both suspects are currently subject to compulsory measures in the form of imprisonment,” the police added.
Police investigations also uncovered “other members of the criminal cell” who allegedly sold the drug directly to users in San Miguel.
The police operation also resulted in the seizure of 1,890 doses of cocaine, 1,000 doses of heroin, 110 doses of hashish, about one kilogram of synthetic drugs, about 124,000 euros in cash, three large cars, two motorcycles and other related items. with a crime under investigation, promotes the PSP.
The PSP regional command in the Azores says the defendants were already serving prison sentences for a drug-related offense and after interrogation in the Ponta Delgada court, they were subjected to the most serious measure of coercion – preventive detention.
Police say the operation neutralized an important drug-trafficking network affecting the entire island of San Miguel and resulted in “one of the largest seizures of illegal drug-related money at the full disposal of traffickers.”