The Dutch police arrested a total of 11 suspects last week on suspicion of involvement in the large-scale trade and import of narcotics via the ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam. The suspects were all in restricted custody until Friday, which is why the police only announced the arrests this week.

This investigation was launched in Amsterdam after the discovery of 4,200 kilograms of cocaine in the port of Antwerp on April 22 this year. 14 suspects were arrested in that bust, most of whom came from Amsterdam Zuidoost.

The police examined various people and companies, mapping out networks of clients and facilitators in Amsterdam and Rotterdam. A car rental company in Barendrecht was identified as a possible facilitator, for example, by providing stashing locations and transport. And an allegedly corrupt employee was identified at a shipping company in Rotterdam, who is suspected of facilitating drug transports into Belgium.

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https://nltimes.nl/2020/12/02/eleven-arrested-major-drug-trafficking-bust