Cape Verdean judicial police arrested several suspects between 2 and 7 November for international drug trafficking, homicide and violence, with six placed in pre-trial detention. In Sal, one suspect was carrying 1,213 grams of cocaine in 94 pellets, according to Expresso das Ilhas.
Cape Verdean judicial police arrested several suspects between 2 and 7 November for international drug trafficking, homicide and violence, with six placed in pre-trial detention. In Sal, one suspect was carrying 1,213 grams of cocaine in 94 pellets, according to Expresso das Ilhas.
Eleven of the 20 suspects arrested in Operation Shark have been remanded in custody by a court in Praia, Cape Verde. The other nine face restrictions, including a ban on leaving the country and contacting co-accused, while some public officials have been suspended, according to A Nação.
Cape Verdean prosecutors are seeking pre-trial detention for the 20 people arrested in Operation Shark, suspected in particular of drug trafficking and money laundering. Judicial hearings took place over three days in Praia, according to Inforpress as cited by Expresso das Ilhas.