Algarve Daily News20 AugAlgarve: GNR uncovers huge fuel cache along Aljezur coast linked to suspected international drug trafficking
Portugal’s National Republican Guard (GNR) has seized 6,750 litres of petrol, four vehicles, and a mobile phone in the Algarvian municipality of Aljezur, in an operation targeting what authorities believe was equipment intended to facilitate international drug trafficking.
Algarve Daily News3 AugAljezur: Spanish couple allegedly photographed women and children on Algarve beach, then allowed to leave freely
The calm at Monte Clérigo beach in the Algarve’s Aljezur was broken over the weekend, when a Spanish couple were allegedly caught photographing scantily-clad women and children. Murmurs of indignation among beachgoers quickly turned to anger, with reports indicating that several beachgoers decided to confront the pair.
Algarve Daily News28 JulBritish surfer Arran Strong, 27, named as man missing off Aljezur coast, as search for expat continues despite fog
The foreign national who vanished off the coast of Arrifana beach, in the Algarve, on Monday, 27 July, has been named as British surfer Arran Strong, 27. The man disappeared off the coast of Aljezur while undertaking a stand-up paddle crossing. Authorities revealed that today’s search efforts had been severely hampered
Algarve Daily News27 JulAlgarve: 28-year-old man vanishes while paddleboarding on Aljezur beach, after friend loses sight of him
Search teams are attempting to locate a 28-year-old man who was reported missing on Monday morning, 27 July, while stand-up paddleboarding off Arrifana Beach, in the municipality of Aljezur, the Portuguese National Maritime Authority (AMN) has said.
Algarve Daily News18 JunGNR seize two tonnes of hashish in Aljezur speed boat raid - is the Algarve becoming a new entry point for narcotraffickers?
Around two tonnes of hashish were seized on Thursday, 18 June, by the Coastal and Border Control Unit of Portugal's National Republican Guard (GNR) in Aljezur, in the Algarve. Three men were arrested.