Aljustrel: The suspect of murdering his ex-wife in Sintra worked at the mine.
Matthew Athle, the suspect in the murder of the ex-wife of 34 years and the attempted murder of the daughter of this, me Mem Martins, Sintra, worked at the Aljustrel Mine.
Aljustrel: The scourge of drug trafficking. four convicts.
Four individuals aged between 48 and 68 year old, all residents in Aljustrel, were sentenced to prison terms for the crime of drug trafficking, having two suffered effective sentences and remained in preventive detention. Among the four defendants, two are father and son..
Aljustrel: GNR arrested in flagrante delicto “cultivator†of cannabis.
To try to elude the authorities, an individual, of 40 year old, resident in Ferreira do Alentejo, planted cannabis next to Ribeira do Roxo, in the neighboring municipality of Aljustrel.
Aljustrel: Father and son tried for being part of drug trafficking network.
In addition to father and son, a third individual is being tried for drug trafficking in the Alentejo village. in many cases they sold to the same consumers. One of the defendants tried to detach the case but the Investigating Judge refused the intention.
Aljustrel: Arson fire destroyed Chinese stores.
A man was arrested for setting fire to a Chinese store in Aljustrel. Firefighter and GNR injured. The Beja Fire Department's self-ladder should have been used to evacuate residents, but it is inoperative.