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The 46-year-old woman is charged with concealment of a corpse in the back yard of her house, as she has not informed the authorities of her husband’s death, which occurred in early October. Yesterday, Louise Khan, (Scottish) appeared at the first judicial interrogation. A local court judge sent her away but with mandatory weekly appearances at the GNR.

According to reports, because she did not have the money for the funeral, Louise buried her husband in the very farm they had bought in Linhares da Beira, Municipality of Celorico of Beirag about six years ago. “What she did was a mistake, but she probably even buried her husband on the farm at his own request, since they were a couple with an alternative lifestyle, much like the hippies,” a neighbour told the Correio da Manha .

The woman had been detained at the GNR station in Celorico since Thursday, the day PJ found and removed her husband’s body. A summary judgment was scheduled for 11^th February, but the defence lawyer asked for more time to prepare the case.

The results of the autopsy did not reveal signs of crime or violent death and, therefore, investigators believe that the 59-year-old man died of natural causes and following at the end stages of cancer.

The Territorial Command of Setúbal, through the Criminal Investigation Nucleus of Santiago do Cacém, in collaboration with the Territorial Posts of Sines and Vila Nova de Santo André, arrestedon 11th February, two men of Cape Verdean nationality, with 29 and 30 years of age caught in the act of drug trafficking in Casoto, Sines.

During the action the police seized a significant quantity of narcotic products in the possession of the two individuals, making a total of 2149 doses of heroin, 117 doses of cocaine, 435 euros and five mobile phones.

The detainees were detained at GNR, in Santiago do Cacém, before appearing for first judicial interrogation.

The DNA database for the purposes of criminal investigation and civil identification entered 8,339 profiles in seven years of existence, a number far less than initial estimates reports Publico.

The database of DNA profiles, which allows authorities to cross quickly with samples taken at crime sites, is now seven years old and according to the website of the DNA Profile Database Surveillance Council, received between 12 th February 2010 and 31 December 2016, 8,139 samples, of which 5,820 are condemned (71%).

Last year, 1,538 DNA profiles were entered, 126 more than in 2015, when 1,412 were inserted. The years 2013 and 2014 were those in which more profiles were collected: 2425 and 1733, respectively.

In the first year of existence, 56 samples were inserted, increasing to 277 in 2011 and to 698 in 2012.

According to the data provided by the National Institute of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Sciences, entity responsible for the database, there are also 2,136 problem samples (collected at crime scenes), 15 of relatives of missing persons, 125 of professionals and four of volunteers.

In seven years, 134 requests from 27 countries were made for cross-checking of 270 profiles, according to available data from the Supervisory Board, an independent administrative entity that controls the DNA profile database and reports to the Assembly of the Republic.

The database allows cross-checks of samples collected at the crime scene, and victims, with the profiles already identified and recorded, and collect DNA samples from people or corpses and compare them with those of relatives or with existing ones In the database, with a view to their identification.

In a conference held last year, the director of the Laboratory of Scientific Police of the Judiciary Police, Carlos Farinha, considered that the number of DNA profiles available in the database is still “very reduced” and identified as one of the problems the ignorance of the legislators on the subject.

As an example, he said that France has 400 times more profiles than Portugal, Germany 200 times more, Switzerland 30 times more and the Czech Republic 20 times more.

At the time, Carlos Farinha also said that, unlike other countries in Europe, Portugal does not have DNA profiles of defendants.

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Carlos Martins, was the victim of a theft during a stopover for dinner in Coimbra.

His official car was broken into and a briefcase containing his personal computer and other material was stolen.

“They took all the work of a lifetime,” lamented yesterday, Carlos Martins to Expresso newspaper, revealing that “had my PhD thesis, over 40 thousand photographs and presentations in powerpoint these hard drives. He did not have relevant documents related to Government. ”

The incident occurred last Wednesday and, according to the weekly, six more vehicles were assaulted.

The official was on a trip to Ribeira de Pena, in Vila Real, to attend the presentation of the Tâmega Electro-Production System.

Comment

Clearly not listening to crime prevention advice. One hopes the stolen material was backed-up.

As a result of investigations carried out by the PSP in the Ribeira Brava municipality, two firearms, two turret-shaped alarm guns,  a compressed air gun, about 135 rounds of ammunition of different calibres and also 4 cylinders of compressed air, have been seized.

At the same time, in the municipality of Câmara de Lobos a man was detained for drug trafficking, and about 26 doses of suspected hashish, which were seized.

The detainees were made defendants and subject to expiration of their identity and residence,

In response to a heightened threat of Jihadist terrorism in Europe, following several serious terrorist incidents in recent months, an extraordinary meeting of high-ranking police representatives from the EU Member States, Norway and Switzerland, was held in Berlin on 7-8 February 2017.

Organised by Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and the European Union’s law enforcement agency Europol, almost 100 participants gathered in Berlin at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to consider means by which to enhance the coordination of European police efforts to fight terrorism.

Key topics of discussion included the current state of the terrorist threat in Europe following the attack in Berlin in December 2016 and Paris recently, best practice methodologies for police response to terrorist incidents, and enhanced use of the European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC) at Europol for the purpose of increasing information sharing and operational coordination between national counter terrorism agencies. The meeting concluded to reinforce national and European arrangements for cooperation via ECTC, including through the establishment of an operational steering board of leading Member States and Europol.

Holger Münch, President of the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA): “Today’s terrorists are extremely mobile. They work together in international networks and take advantage of modern communication technology. We can only be successful in the fight against terrorism if all European security authorities work closely together and are coordinated by a central body. The most recent attacks in Europe have shown that, in particular, the exchange of information needs to be further enhanced and European information systems must be better coordinated. The establishment of an operational steering board at Europol is another important keystone for a strong European security network.”

Rob Wainwright, Director of Europol: “Europe is facing the most serious terrorist threat for over ten years. The increasing transnational nature of terrorist groups and their activities demand ever closer collaboration between relevant law enforcement authorities across Europe. The European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC) has been established at Europol for this purpose. I am pleased by the confidence expressed in the work of this centre by the police chiefs meeting in Berlin and by their clear commitment to enhance collaboration efforts even further.”

On 8^th February Setúbal’s PSP detained seven people and seized 120 kilograms of hashish in a police operation to dismantle a network of traffickers that operated mainly in the Algarve, but also supplied drugs to Setúbal Peninsula.

Six of the seven suspects were detained in the Algarve region, notably in Lagoa, following eight home searches, which also had the collaboration of the GNR.

Setúbal’s PSP says it has completely dismantled a network of drug trafficking, hashish and cocaine, based in the Algarve and distribution in Setúbal.

The drug would be introduced in Portugal through Spain. The investigation, which began in January 2016 in Setúbal, culminated on Tuesday, with the capture of those caught in the act in the Algarve.

As far as possible, the suspects attempted to flee in high-octane vehicles in the area of ​​Vila Real de Santo António towards Spain. In the attempted escape, they threw the drugs through the window, but they were captured.

 

The operation, which culminated in an investigation by the PSP from Setúbal started about a year ago, led to the arrest of six men and one woman in their 30s and 40s.

In addition to the 120 kilograms of hashish, seven high-powered vehicles, a carbine, two shotguns, two pistols and other firearms, two bulletproof vests, gold objects, mobile phones, and about 60,000 euros , in cash.

According to Setúbal PSP commissioner Maria do Céu Viola, in July last year the police had already detained four other people, three of whom are awaiting trial in pre-trial detention, but the details were were not then released because there was still ongoing investigation .

At that time, the Setúbal PSP seized about 60 kilograms of hashish, 170 grams of cocaine and 11 thousand euros in cash.

The seven detained on Wednesday will go to the Tribunal de Setúbal in the afternoon.

Inspectors of the Aliens and Borders Service have provided training to the Algerian police on “Combating illegal immigration and trafficking in persons”.

This is part of the cooperation agreement in the field of technical-police training between the Directorate General of National Security of Algeria and the Forces and MAI Security Services.

The training took place from January 29 to February 2, 2017 at L’École de Police Dar El Beida in Algiers.

 

A woman convicted of the double murder of her daughters, aged 19 months and 4 years, on the beach of Giribita, in Oeiras, in 2016, was condemned by the Cascais Court and sentenced to 25 years in prison.

In the reading of the sentence, the collective of three judges of the Court of Cascais considered that Sónia Lima “entered with the daughters in the sea with the intention to take their life”.

“The defendant acted freely, deliberately and consciously, for the purpose of taking the lives of her daughters …. and knew that it was conduct punishable by law,” said the president of the judges.

On the night of 15^th February, 2016 , Sonia Lima entered the sea on the beach of Giribita in Caxias, Oeiras municipality, with her two daughters. The warning was given by a taxi driver who stopped at the site and heard cries for help. The 19-month-old girl was still rescued alive by the rescue teams but did not respond to first aid and eventually died on the spot. The body of the four-year-old girl was only rescued on the sixth day of searches.

 

The Regional Police of the Public Security Police of Madeira  informs that as a result of an  investigation carried out by the Criminal Investigation Station of the Câmara de Lobos Police, a woman living in that municipality has been detained for drug trafficking.

The investigations carried out by the Public Security Police in different locations were able to seize approximately 420 individual doses of product suspected of being Hashish, as well as Euro 100 in cash and various material related to that criminal activity.

The detainee was constituted a defendant and subject to expiration of identity and residence.

The Regional Command of the PSP of Madeira recommends to all citizens that, whenever they have knowledge of or suspect matters concerning illicit acts, they should contact the nearest police station as soon as possible to ensure police intervention in good time and for better Service to the community.