Portugal Detains Ally of ex–Guinea-Bissau Leader

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Detention took place in the morning of this Sunday at Figo Maduro Military Airport after an anonymous complaint. Suspect is accused of contrabanding and banking capital.

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Man, subject to anonymous complaints, was intercepted by the authorities at Figo Maduro airport. He is indicated by crimes of smuggling and banking capital.

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On Sunday, the Portuguese Judicial Police (PJP) seized suitcases containing approximately €5 million (3,279,785,000 FCFA) and arrested a man who had arrived from Guinea-Bissau on a private jet. According to information reported by CNN Portugal, the sum was discovered when the aircraft arrived at Figo Maduro airport in Lisbon. The same source states that the wife of the former President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, was also on board th…

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Police seized five million euros in cash at Lisbon's Figo Maduro Military Airport on Sunday. The money was found on board a private plane carrying the wife of Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, who was deposed in November of this year.

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A resounding new case comes in addition to the political crisis in Guinea-Bissau. On the night of 12-13 December 2025, a private jet from Bissau was intercepted in Lisbon with nearly €5 million in cash on board, according to the revelations of the Portuguese chain SIC and the confirmations of the Judicial Police (PJ)....