The Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) arrested a Nigerian man yesterday with 18 kilos of cocaine in coffee sachets, after he landed at Maputo airport from Brazil, said a spokesman for the National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC), quoted by Lusa. The 54-year-old man's suitcase contained 36 sachets of coffee and...
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"Counterfeit banknotes are circulating in Gaza province," warns PRM
The Republic of Mozambique Police (PRM) in Gaza are warning the population to be vigilant when making transactions in the market, given the circulation of counterfeit notes. The warning follows the neutralization last week in the district of Guijá of a 33-year-old woman in possession of 7,000 meticais in counterfeit notes. The head of Public Relations in...
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Detained 15 youths suspected of recruiting for insurgents
The Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) arrested 15 young people suspected of being recruited for rebel groups that have been terrorizing the north of the country for five years, a source from the corporation announced on Tuesday. The 15 young men, aged between 18 and 26, were found with uniforms and some military equipment, gathered in a...
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New Vices Detected in the Single Wage Scale at PRM
The General Commander of the Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM), Bernardino Rafael, said yesterday in the provincial capital of Cabo Delgado (Pemba), that defects were detected in the Single Wage Table (TSU) to be implemented in the corporation and that the matter has already been communicated to the Commander-in-Chief of the Defence and Security Forces (FDS), Filipe Nyusi, for due purposes. Speaking at the Provincial Command of the...
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Young man arrested in possession of human organs in the center of the country
The Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) detained a young man in possession of several human organs in the center of the country, told Lusa yesterday. The 18-year-old man attacked to death the private guard of a residence in the district of Vanduzi, before removing part of the organs that he said...
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Four police officers arrested on suspicion of facilitating the escape of eight prisoners in Sofala
Four Republic of Mozambique Police (PRM) officers are being held on suspicion of facilitating the escape of eight inmates from cells at the third police station in Beira, capital of the central province of Sofala, an official source announced. "Yesterday [Monday], our magistrate went to the scene to find out the real causes of the escape of the...
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Over 400 million meticais found hidden in cell phone store
A multi-sector brigade composed of the Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM), the National Inspection of Economic Activities (INAE), and the Tax Authority of Mozambique (AT) found, this Wednesday, more than 400 million meticais hidden in a store selling cell phones in Maputo city. The establishment belongs to a citizen of Asian origin, who is...
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PRM calls for vigilance against "false terrorists" in Cabo Delgado
The police commander called this Sunday, to the population of Montepuez in Cabo Delgado to intensify vigilance against criminals who pretend to be terrorists, create panic in the surrounding communities, scare the populations and take advantage of these situations to steal their goods. Evoking recent cases of attacks against localities...
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PRM arrests two people for simulating new incursions in southern Cabo Delgado
The Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) arrested two people suspected of simulating new attacks in Ancuabe district, in southern Cabo Delgado province, said the spokesman of the corporation. "These are arrests that resulted from denunciations from the population," said Mário Adolfo, PRM spokesman in the province of Cabo Delgado, quoted this Sunday by Televisão de...
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Military escort activated after insurgent attack in Ancuabe, Cabo Delgado
The Republic of Mozambique Police (PRM) activated a military escort of vehicles on EN1, Mozambique's main highway, on the stretch between Metuge and Ancuabe, following an insurgent attack that left four dead in a nearby village on Saturday, 11, several witnesses told VOA on Sunday (12). "Tanks equipped with weapons of high...