Overview

• German federal police requested the operation to seek evidence implicating Christian Brueckner, the prime suspect in Madeleine’s 2007 disappearance.
• Teams scoured over 120 acres of scrubland and derelict farmhouses near the Ocean Club resort and Atalaia on the outskirts of Praia da Luz.
• Investigators deployed ground-penetrating radar, drones, pickaxes and a JCB digger to examine wells, water tanks and collapsed structures.
• The search concluded on June 5 without any significant findings announced by either Portuguese or German authorities.
• Brueckner, currently serving a rape sentence in Germany, faces release in September unless new charges are brought.