Youngster arrested in Vilamoura with 288 doses of drugs

A 22 year old man was arrested for drug trafficking in Vilamoura at the weekend, after he acted nervously during a road inspection, arousing the suspicion of the authorities.

The Vilamoura GNR approached the mans vehicle during a routine road traffic inspection, and “upon verifying that the man was nervous and a bag containing a drug was visible inside the vehicle, a brief search of the vehicle and a personal security search were carried out”, explained the GNR in a statement.

During the course of the police investigations, a house search was also carried out, which resulted in the seizure of 252 doses of hashish, 36 doses of MDMA, 260 euros in cash, a knife commonly known as a “butterfly” knife and a precision scale.

The young man appeared at the Judicial Court of Loulé on Monday, for sentencing.