Man arrested at Lisbon airport attempting to enter Portugal with 12 kilos of cocaine

The Polícia Judiciária (PJ) arrested a man at Lisbon's Humberto Delgado airport on August 21 for smuggling 12 kilograms of cocaine in his luggage. The individual is in preventive detention, and the authorities believe he was acting as a 'mule' for a criminal organization.

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The PJ explicitly warns that agreeing to carry luggage for someone else does not exempt you from criminal liability if illegal goods are found inside, posing a serious risk to your legal status and freedom in Portugal.

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