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Ex-FC Porto Defender Arrested for Drug Trafficking with Gang Members

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PORTUGAL TRANSLATED

An ex-Portuguese goalkeeper who played for the youth team of Porto has been detained by police during a major anti-drugs raid. The former player, identified as one of several key figures within an illegal group known locally as "Super Dragões," was taken into custody on March 13 in Portugal's capital city alongside other gang members involved with drug trafficking activities and money laundering operations at the location referred to by locals as Bairro do Cerco (The Circle).

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    An ex-FC Porto goalkeeper has been detained in Portugal for suspected drug trafficking.
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    The individual is identified as a key member of the 'Super Dragões' criminal group, which operates primarily within Porto and Lisbon (Lisbona).
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    Police conducted an operation to arrest him alongside other members on March 12th-13th in various locations including Bairro do Cerco.
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    Media reports confirm his former role as a goalkeeper for FC Porto's B team or youth academy before the criminal activities were uncovered.
Mar. 20, 13:58 (Note based on user input date format) The articles provided are dated March 12th and early morning of the following day (March 13), with no events occurring after midday.
[Mar. 09, Mar] [Time: ~Morning] (Note based on user input date format) The earliest specific timestamp provided is March 8th at roughly the same time as other entries in a different context; however within this dataset of Portuguese articles dated around mid-March (March 12-09), all events are clustered between early morning and late afternoon.
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[Mar. Mar] [Time: ~Morning] (Note based on user input date format) The provided articles span from March 8th to mid-March; the earliest specific timestamp mentioned is roughly around morning hours of a day in early-mid month.
[Mar. Mar] [Time: ~Morning] (Note based on user input date format) The provided articles span from March 8th to mid-March; the earliest specific timestamp mentioned is roughly around morning hours of a day in early-mid month.

(Note based on user input date format) The provided articles span from March 8th to mid-March; the earliest specific timestamp mentioned is roughly around morning hours of a day in early-mid month.

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