This week in Portugal: Defence spending to hit 2%, cocaine imports on the rise, calls for Palestine recognition, almost 20% of immigration requests rejected, and a football win for Portugal.
This week in Portugal: This year’s annual weather crisis event, Americans everywhere, and the new tuk-tuk parking brigade
“In 2022, Portugal exported 9 tonnes of cannabis but only 14 kg were sold within its borders,” according to Euronews.
“Housed in a nondescript portable cabin in Pasteleira, a low-income neighbourhood of Porto, the centre, which opened in August 2022, serves as a highly visible
“…hours before the long-announced change-over, SEF inspectors managed to apprehend 15 kilos of cocaine, being brought into the country in the hand luggage of a
“Lisbon, Porto and Almada have some of the highest levels of traces of cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and cannabis consumption detected in wastewater in Europe,” TPN
Who indeed?! “The typical cocaine user in Portugal is young, male and educated according to a new survey regarding European drug use,” The Portugal News
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If you’re a woman, it’s likely you’re no stranger to cat-calls. They can come from anywhere: construction workers hissing from a safe distance away obstructed