5 minutes agoShocking drug seizure figures in Belgium
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Belgian narcotics officials seized a record amount of drugs last year, according to estimates by the Belgian Ministry of Customs and Finance. ”The seizure cocaine levels have increased by 660% in the last five years”, Belgian news agency Belga reported today. At the port of Antverpa, considered the largest in Europe, investigators confiscated [...]
”The seizure cocaine levels have increased by 660% in the last five years”, Belgian news agency Belga reported today.
At the port of Antverpa, considered the largest in Europe, investigators confiscated 61.8 tonnes of cocaine in 119 cases in 2019, reaching a 25% increase year-on-year.
This city's customs is already running a 100-man scan of containers that land in Antwerp.
According to authorities, most cocaine arrives from Brazil, Ecuador, and Colombia.
