Suspected cannibal arrested after police find 'suspicious meat' in passenger's suitcase

The suspect, locally named Begolea Mendes Fernandes, is believed to have killed a 21-year-old boy named Alan Lopes on Sunday in Amsterdam before attempting to return to his homeland of brazil

Begolea Mendes Fernandes was arrested at Lisbon airport in Portugal as he tried to return to his native country of Brazil (

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A suspected cannibal has been arrested at an airport after police found 'suspicious meat' in his suitcase.

The 25-year-old, locally named Begolea Mendes Fernandes, was detained at Lisbon airport after arriving on a flight from Amsterdam.

The contents of his luggage, which would contain meat that detectives believe could be human, are currently being analyzed in a specialized laboratory.

Fernandes is suspected of killing a 21-year-old boy named Alan Lopes on Sunday in the Dutch capital.

Dutch police have confirmed that he was the victim of a "serious violent crime".

The Portuguese press said that investigators suspected the killer of having committed cannibalism.

The man detained at Lisbon airport was on a layover and was about to board a flight to Belo Horizonte in his native country, Brazil.

The 25-year-old, locally named Begolea Mendes Fernandes, was detained at Lisbon airport after arriving on a flight from Amsterdam (

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He is currently arrested by the police at the Santa Maria Hospital in the Portuguese capital and should be extradited to the Netherlands.

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