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Detidas estudantes portuguesas na posse de mais de 15 kg de cocaína na Papua-Nova Guiné
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Portuguese students arrested with more than 15 kg of cocaine in Papua New Guinea

Two young women with Portuguese nationality have been charged with drug trafficking in Papua New Guinea, after being arrested at the airport in possession of more than 15 kilograms of cocaine. According to local press reports quoted by Notícias ao Minuto, the Portuguese women, aged 20 and 23, were brought before the court on Tuesday, December 17,...

Sofala: Detidas três pessoas por ilícitos eleitorais
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Sofala: Three people arrested for electoral offenses

Three people from Sofala province, in the center of the country, have been arrested on charges of electoral offenses, the Republic of Mozambique Police (PRM) said. Quoted by Radio Mocambique, the police say that eleven electoral offenses have been recorded since the start of the campaign. The cases occurred in the districts of Búzi, Machanga, Muanza, Caia and Beira, and...

Detidas oito pessoas por colapso de barragens na Líbia
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Eight people arrested in connection with dam collapse in Libya

Libya's Prosecutor General has ordered the arrest of eight current and former government officials while the investigation into the collapse of two dams earlier this month, which caused thousands of deaths, continues. The two dams on the outskirts of the city of Derna (east) broke on September 11, after being flooded by the storm...

Detidas duas funcionárias públicas por crimes de corrupção
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Two public officials arrested for corruption offenses

Two civil servants were arrested in "flagrante delicto" asking for money from workers in the sand and mine transportation business so that they wouldn't issue fines. The information was released on Thursday by the Maputo Provincial Office for Combating Corruption (GPCCM). According to the GPCCM, the investigation came about as part of a complaint involving two...