Ex-agente da PSP que liderou organização de narcotráfico condenado a oito anos e seis meses

A former police officer, Aberto Couto, known as "Joca," was sentenced to eight years and six months for leading a major drug trafficking organization in Northern Portugal. The group, which included 12 defendants, imported drugs from Brazil, concealed in shipping containers. While five co-defendants were acquitted, the others received sentences of at least six and a half years. The court also ordered the forfeiture of assets linked to the criminal activities, with some defendants facing fines exceeding 100,000 euros.