The Judicial Police, through the National Anti-Corruption Unit (UNCC) and in collaboration with the Public Ministry (DCIAP) related to the fraud investigation to the National Health Service (NHS), arrested two doctors, a pharmacy proprietary and another person in the areas of Lisbon and Tras-os-Montes, by falsifying medical prescriptions, swindling the State, corruption and criminal association.
During the operation nine house searches were conducted and material relating to the illegal activities surfaced during the investigation, were seized. The detainees will be brought to justice, to determine the measures to be taken with a view to the collecting of further evidence to determine the level of injury caused to the Portuguese State through improper reimbursements.
- Government announces Safe Summer Program for the Algarve
- Person arrested in connection with investigation into terrorist crimes
- “Safe Summer” Display at Mar Shopping, Loulé
- It is a mistake to put heavy fighter aircraft in Castelo Branco
- Parliament approves: throwing cigarette buts on the ground will result in a fine
- Thirty Six persons tried for ATM explosions and money laundering
- Portugal regains 3rd place as world’s most peaceful country.
- Training for the security forces for appropriate intervention with LGBTI people
- AGIF considers that Portugal remains “very vulnerable to the risk of fires”
- More dead and injured in road accidents in the first five months of the year
- President of Assembly of Republic proposes to dedicate June 17 as National Day in Memory of Victims of Fires
- Programa Estou Aqui! ® I’m Here Child Safety Program
- US State Department begins social media screening for nearly all visa applications.
- Rural Fires. Municipalities have until the end of the day to clear land from non-compliant landowners
- Portugal Civil Protection Exercise Cascade 2019
