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Algarve Daily News8 Sept

Olhão PSP officers deny beating handcuffed Moroccan man to death, telling judge they are innocent - doctor gives expert testimony

Two PSP (Public Security Police) officers from Olhão accused of abducting and killing a Moroccan man in March 2024 went on trial at Faro Court today, 8th September, denying responsibility for the victim’s death.

Algarve Daily News25 Aug

Communist Party leader brings campaign to Algarve, attacking Government over low wages and public investment

Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) secretary-general Paulo Raimundo took his party’s message to the stage in the Algarve, visiting Lagoa’s FATACIL fair, before addressing a rally in Olhão, where he called for a shift in economic and social policy for the region.

Algarve Daily News24 Aug

Two Olhão police officers on trial after taking handcuffed Moroccan man to remote location, before then beating him to death

The trial of two officers from the Olhão division of Portugal’s Public Security Police (PSP), accused of kidnapping and killing a Moroccan man in March 2024, is due to begin on 8 September at Faro Court.

Algarve Daily News28 Jul

54-year-old arsonist arrested in Olhão after allegedly lighting Fuseta forest fire with cigarette

A 54-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of deliberately starting a forest fire in Fuseta by discarding a lit cigarette, with the blaze only being contained thanks to the swift response of firefighters.

Algarve Daily News16 Jul

Olhão: 40-year-old woman killed her own mother and buried her in a flower bed after years of domestic violence

A 40-year-old woman has been arrested by the Judicial Police (PJ) on suspicion of murdering her 58-year-old mother in the Algarve town of Olhão.

Algarve Daily News13 Jul

GNR seize 3.1 tonnes of cocaine from Olhão beach, along with speed-boat and signal jammers

The detection of a suspicious high-speed boat along the coast of the Algarve has led Portugal's National Republican Guard (GNR) to seize 3.1 tonnes of cocaine abandoned on a beach in Olhão, following a large-scale coastal surveillance operation.

Algarve Daily News8 Jul

GNR catch violent Algarve criminal gang which committed targeted robberies against elderly residents: Six suspects arrested

Six people have been arrested by the GNR on suspicion of working together in a criminal gang that targeted elderly and other vulnerable residents in violent robberies across the municipalities of Olhão and Faro, in the Algarve. Two of the suspects have been remanded in custody.

Algarve Daily News2 Jul

Algarvian footballer Mateus Fernandes signed to Tottenham Hotspurs, in club’s most expensive signing ever

Portuguese midfielder and Olhão local Mateus Fernandes has completed a move to Tottenham Hotspur after spending last season at West Ham United, who were relegated from the Premier League.