Portuguese military police seized two loaded Kalashnikov assault rifles and around 10,000 litres of fuel during raids targeting suspected maritime drug-trafficking networks. In four separate interventions stretching from Esposende to Sagres, the GNR carried out searches between Wednesday, October 21 and early Thursday, October 22. One man was arrested, another was made a formal suspect, and a 15-year-old was intercepted. Shortly before midnight on Wednesday, officers moved in at Fonte Boa, Esposende, where they found vehicles apparently being prepared to launch a boat for trafficking use. A 41-year-old man was arrested. Police seized six vehicles, a boat with two engines, about 1,500 litres of fuel, and two loaded Kalashnikov assault rifles with magazines. At least three other suspects fled on foot, and drones were used to search the area. The investigation is continuing alongside the PJ criminal police. Around the same time, officers stopped a suspicious vehicle at the Aveiras service station on the A1 motorway. Inside were around 100 jerrycans of fuel. A 35-year-old Spanish man was made an arguido. Further searches also found a second vehicle abandoned near Vala do Carregado. Between the two vehicles, police seized 190 jerrycans containing about 4,750 litres of fuel, which the GNR said was likely intended to supply high-powered boats. Further south, GNR maritime patrols and drone teams responded when a high-speed boat was reported entering the Guadiana River near the Portuguese-Spanish border. As the occupants fled, they began throwing cargo overboard. Spanish authorities seized 57 bales of hashish, and Portuguese officers recovered 20 bales from the water. Hours later, police intercepted a refuelling operation at Baleeira fishing harbour in Sagres at around 5am. Officers seized a goods vehicle with about 3,750 litres of fuel in 150 jerrycans, stopping the transfer to a high-speed boat, which escaped by sea. Taken together, the operations resulted in seizures of around 10,000 litres of fuel stored in 420 jerrycans, nine vehicles, a boat and marine engines, along with mobile phones and other equipment linked to suspected maritime trafficking. Investigations remain ongoing.