Azores. Preventive measures for 4 suspects of drug trafficking

Four men are in preventive detention on drug trafficking charges following a police operation in Ponta Delgada, Azores, which resulted in five arrests. The operation targeted the neighborhoods of São José, São Pedro, and Livramento and was part of a criminal investigation. It involved four home searches that uncovered strong evidence of drug trafficking, particularly involving heroin and synthetic substances. The arrested individuals, aged between 33 and 53, were presented to judicial authorities, with four facing preventive detention and one receiving a non-custodial measure.