A 40-year-old foreign citizen, wanted for committing violent crimes, was detained on 5 June at Faro airport, under a European arrest warrant, revealed the PSP.

According to a press release, the arrest took place at Gago Coutinho Airport during border control for entry into national territory, and the detainee was wanted in Italy for “attempted murder and other serious crimes, including using a firearm”.

The citizen in question was taken to the Court of Appeal of Évora and was left to wait in prison for his extradition.