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Two Brazilians were arrested in Portugal on Thursday (23) accused of importing 900 kg of cocaine from Brazil hidden in a sugar shipment. Marcelo Sousa Costa and Douglas Soriano Júnior were planning to return to Brazil on the day of their arrest.
The operation involved a criminal organization that used fake companies to import drugs hidden in food shipments through the Port of Leixões. This was considered the largest drug seizure ever made by the Criminal Investigation Department of Braga, with authorities estimating the cargo has a value exceeding 60 million euros in the illegal market.
Marcelo Sousa Costa e Douglas Soriano Júnior foram detidos na quinta-feira (23) e acusados de tráfico internacional de drogas e associação criminosa. A droga, avaliada em mais de 60 milhões de euros no mercado ilegal, estava em 20 sacos distribuídos em 10 contêineres no Porto de Leixões.
Dois brasileiros foram presos em Portugal na quinta-feira (23) acusados de importar 900 kg de cocaína do Brasil escondida em um carregamento de açúcar. A droga foi encontrada durante uma vistoria das autoridades portuguesas em fevereiro, segundo o G1 [1], mas a investigação teve início no fim de 2025, conforme a Veja [2]. A carga chegou pelo Porto de Leixões e estava dividida em 20 sacos em 10 contêineres.
Os presos foram identificados como Marcelo Sousa Costa e Douglas Soriano Júnior. Segundo a Polícia Judiciária, Costa era considerado o chefe do grupo e Soriano Júnior, seu principal auxiliar. Eles foram acusados de tráfico internacional de drogas e associação criminosa. A defesa nega as acusações e afirma que os acusados são inocentes. A apreensão foi a maior já realizada pelo Departamento de Investigação Criminal de Braga.
A divergência sobre a data exata da apreensão — se em fevereiro ou no fim de 2025 — não foi esclarecida pelas autoridades. O caso continua sob investigação.
Fontes
- G1 – "Dois brasileiros são presos em Portugal com 900 kg de cocaína" – g1.globo.com
- Veja –" Brasileiros são presos em Portugal com 900 kg de cocaína" – veja.abril.com.br
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Two Brazilians were arrested in Portugal on Thursday (23) accused of importing 900 kg of cocaine
The drugs were hidden in a sugar shipment that arrived through the Port of Leixões
Those arrested were identified as Marcelo Sousa Costa and Douglas Soriano Júnior
They were charged with international drug trafficking and criminal association
The defense denies the accusations and claims the accused are innocent
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The cocaine was found in 20 bags distributed across 10 containers
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Costa was considered the group leader and Soriano Júnior his main assistant
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The shipment was valued at over 60 million euros on the illegal market
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This was the largest drug seizure ever made by Braga's Criminal Investigation Department
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