Portuguese officials have issued a statement ahead of a major new search at a remote Algarve reservoir for Madeleine McCann’s body.
German officers, who will lead the operation, were seen arriving at around 6.30pm local time today.
They travelled in three Volkswagen vans, two black and one dark-blue, and a Ford Ranger with a Portuguese police escort in front.Portuguese police and civil protection workers arrived at around lunchtime today. The Policia Judiciaria force said in a statement: ‘In view of the news made public, the Judiciary Police confirms that, regarding the investigation into the disappearance of an English child, which occurred in the Algarve in 2007, steps are still being taken to fully clarify the situation.
Brueckner is a convicted sex offender who spent time in the area between 2000 and 2017 - he denies any involvement in the youngster's disappearance.Christian Brueckner is the main suspect in the case of missing Madeleine McCann He was identified as a murder suspect in June 2020 and also faces charges in Germany over a number of separate sex offences allegedly committed in Portugal previously.
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