EU drug market is worth β¬31 bn, and is a serious security threat
Yorick De Boer The European drugs market has an estimated minimum retail value of at least β¬31 billion, based on figures…
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Two Dutch men arrested in Ireland in drugs smuggling probe
Irish police have arrested two Dutch nationals as part of an investigation into an international drugs smuggling operation.…
Police arrest six airport workers for drug smuggling
Peter Dutch military police have arrested six men for drug smuggling at Schiphol airport. The men, who were arrested…
Oregon proves decriminalising hard drugs is not the answer
What is Amsterdamβs mayor smoking? For nearly two decades, the city has fought to change its reputation as…
Illegal drugs, prostitution generate β¬4.5 billion for NL economy
The drugs trade, illegal prostitution and tobacco smuggling generated some β¬17 billion in the Netherlands in 2021, but…
Amsterdam warns shopkeepers not to sell products for hard drugs
Amsterdam city council has written to 250 city centre shopkeepers warning them not to sell products which can…
Dutch police bust more drugs labs, fewer marijuana plantations
Dutch police found and demolished 151 drugs labs last year, compared with just over 100 in 2022, but…
Dutch drugs βcapoβ disappears following Spanish bail blunder
Spanish police are hunting a leading member of the Dutch drugs mafia after a court let him out…
Cocaine and the power of the Dutch drugs mafia
Organized crime in the Netherlands is flourishing in tandem with the cocaine trade. A key witness is shot…
Dutch crime boss goes down, but cocaine trade here to stay
Dutch gang leader Ridouan Taghi, once part of a cocaine “super cartel,” has been handed life in prison…