LISBON: Portuguese Customs police arrested more than 300 smugglers in an operation and seized more than 4,000 doses of drugs.
The PSP force said in a statement that along with the scores of offenders who were detained, 4,196 doses of drugs – including 1,463 doses of hashish, 2,629 doses of cocaine, 71 doses of cannabis and three doses of amphetamines were seized.
Twenty-four arrests were made for drug trafficking, 16 for resisting and coercion, 23 for theft/robbery, 13 for being in possession of an illegal weapon, five for being in Portugal illegally.