11/8/2021- 10:05 p.m.
Diamonds, Gold & Drugs: UN peacekeepers investigated over mission contraband
Portugal’s Judiciary Police has arrested 10 suspects, including military personnel, suspected of secretly airlifting and selling diamonds, gold and drugs while on UN peacekeeping missions.
On Monday, authorities conducted searches at 100 locations, which reportedly included a military compound and banks, all across the country as part of a probe into a gemstone and drug-smuggling ring.
Among the suspects are members of the National Guard and the Public Security Police who are suspected of using military planes to airlift precious and illegal goods from the Central African Republic.
