2024-02-20
The ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam are the main European gateway for cocaine. Publicly, the Netherlands and Belgium proclaim their united commitment to breaking the backbone of the drug trade. But behind the scenes, differences in political culture are at play, and resentment and gloom reign.
The drug criminals remarkably often come from narco-state the Netherlands, the southern neighbors think.In Belgium they lag behind in their approach, the Dutch judge.Meanwhile, the supply of drugs to the Lowcountry market continues to grow steadily, drug-related violence on the streets is increasingly palpable and there is little willingness to jointly explore whether drug regulation is a workable alternative.
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€3.340 allocated on 04/12/2024.ID
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- Vechten tegen de cocaïnekaai, De Lage Landen, 21/02/2023.
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