Dutch arrested in Spain for trade in cocaine soaked wood pellets
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Dutch arrested in Spain for trade in cocaine soaked wood pellets

Dutch News  

Spanish police have arrested five members of a drugs gang, several Dutch nationals among them, during a raid in the Catalan city of Reus on Sunday, Spanish media reported. The gang, whose members come from Albania, Lithuania and the Netherlands, had hit upon a “very sophisticated method” to hide the drugs by impregnating 16 tonnes of wood pellets used as fuel for wood burning stoves with liquid cocaine, local paper Diari de Tarragona said. Police discovered that the pellets, which had entered the country legally from South America to Spain in sea containers, were stored for three months to “cool off” before being taken to a place where the drugs were extracted. The premises had been watched for months when a lorry with a foreign number plate arrived to pick up a load of pellets and police sprung into action.

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Dutch drugs gang members get hefty sentences in Britain
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Dutch drugs gang members get hefty sentences in Britain

Dutch News  

Two Dutch members of an international organised crime group have been given long prison sentences after an investigation by the British National Crime Agency into Britain’s biggest ever detected drugs smuggling operation. Gang kingpin, 59-year-old Paul Green, was sentenced to 32 years in jail following the 23-month trial, the longest-running in Britain, police said. The crime group bought so many …

Dutch drugs smuggler tries to evade police by swimming to shore
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Dutch drugs smuggler tries to evade police by swimming to shore

Dutch News  

Two men, one Dutch and one English, have been charged with drugs smuggling after they were spotted in an inflatable boat carrying 350 kilos of cocaine off the coast of England. The boat with two men and the drugs on board was sighted by coastguard close to the seaside village of Wrentham in Suffolk on Monday. Dutch national Ferhat G, …

Dutch drugs smuggler tries to evade police by swimming to shore
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Dutch drugs smuggler tries to evade police by swimming to shore

Dutch News  

Two men, one Dutch and one English, have been charged with drugs smuggling after they were spotted in an inflatable boat carrying 350 kilos of cocaine off the coast of England. The boat with two men and the drugs on board was sighted by coastguard close to the seaside village of Wrentham in Suffolk on Monday. Dutch national Ferhat G, …

Two Dutch men arrested in Ireland in drugs smuggling probe
9 months, 1 week ago

Two Dutch men arrested in Ireland in drugs smuggling probe

Dutch News  

Irish police have arrested two Dutch nationals as part of an investigation into an international drugs smuggling operation. The Irish police believe members of the gang moved to County Cork a week ago to prepare for the collection of a large consignment of cocaine worth tens of millions of euros off the south west coast. Last year a Danish current …

Colombians among 10 arrested at cocaine processing plant near German border
1 year ago

Colombians among 10 arrested at cocaine processing plant near German border

NL Times  

Ten suspects were arrested on Wednesday at a cocaine processing plant in Overdinkel, as reported by sources close to the investigation to RTV Oost. The discovery of the cocaine laundry was made by police officers who responded to neighborhood complaints about strange odors in the area, the police reported on Wednesday. We doen op dit moment onderzoek in een pand …

Eight people arrested in the Rotterdam region for large-scale drug smuggling
1 year, 1 month ago

Eight people arrested in the Rotterdam region for large-scale drug smuggling

NL Times  

Eight people from the Rotterdam region were arrested on Tuesday as part of a long-running investigation into serious crime. They are suspected of importing hundreds of kilograms of cocaine, possessing weapons, and taking bribes, among other things, the Public Prosecution Service reported on Friday. Deze week was er een grote actie met 8 aanhoudingen💪https://t.co/0PtIv8HvbG pic.twitter.com/UfawFdq1y0 — Openbaar Ministerie Rotterdam November …

4 men receive up to 8 years in jail for importing 1,122 kg of cocaine via Amsterdam port
1 year, 1 month ago

4 men receive up to 8 years in jail for importing 1,122 kg of cocaine via Amsterdam port

NL Times  

Four men were sentenced to up to eight years for importing 1,122 kilos of cocaine via the port of Amsterdam in July 2022, the court in Haarlem reported on Friday. In July 2022, the Dutch police intercepted a container in the Amsterdam port, which was found to contain 1,122 kilos of cocaine concealed in bags of cocoa beans from Ecuador. …

Dutch suspect among eight held in €157 million cocaine bust in Ireland
1 year, 2 months ago

Dutch suspect among eight held in €157 million cocaine bust in Ireland

NL Times  

A 48-year-old Dutchman from The Hague was arrested in Ireland in connection with the country's largest drug seizure ever on a ship off the Irish coast. Over two tons of cocaine with a street value of over 150 million euros were discovered last Tuesday on the cargo ship MV Matthew. Eight men were arrested in total in connection to the …

€600 million cocaine shipment found at Rotterdam port; largest drug bust ever in NL
1 year, 4 months ago

€600 million cocaine shipment found at Rotterdam port; largest drug bust ever in NL

NL Times  

Customs officials in the port of Rotterdam made the largest drug bust ever in the Netherlands on Thursday. #HARC Lees hier verder:https://t.co/m9vuwC4ifZ pic.twitter.com/nbjzy4kwn1 — Openbaar Ministerie Rotterdam August 10, 2023 The container originated from Ecuador and arrived in Rotterdam via Panama. pic.twitter.com/FaxYDjwLyW — Douane August 10, 2023 Outgoing State Secretary of Financy Aukje de Vries praised the customs and their …

Two Dutch caught with drugs in Spain; Immediately sentenced to prison, fine
1 year, 4 months ago

Two Dutch caught with drugs in Spain; Immediately sentenced to prison, fine

NL Times  

Two Dutch people were arrested in Spain on Thursday with hashish, weed, and ecstasy pills in the car. They were accused of “a crime against public health” by drug trafficking and sentenced the next day to a year in prison and a fine, NOS reports. They were driving on the N-620 in northern Spain on Thursday evening when the police …

Drug bust: police finds 4,000 kg of cocaine in Belgium, 9 Dutchmen arrested
1 year, 10 months ago

Drug bust: police finds 4,000 kg of cocaine in Belgium, 9 Dutchmen arrested

NL Times  

Of the ten men who were arrested in Belgium last Tuesday by the Belgian police in connection with a major drug discovery, nine have Dutch nationality. On Tuesday, Belgian police became aware of a suspicious situation in Steenweg in Ravels, near the Dutch border. The Dutch police reported on Friday that house searches followed Thursday, with four automatic firearms and …

€354 million in cocaine found at Rotterdam port; 34 arrested
1 year, 11 months ago

€354 million in cocaine found at Rotterdam port; 34 arrested

NL Times  

In the period between the last days of 2022 and the first days of 2023, 34 people were arrested during checks in the port of Rotterdam and customs seized 4726 kilograms of cocaine. In the process, customs officers discovered 30 packages with a total of 1121 kilograms of cocaine in a container of frozen fruit juice from Brazil as well …

Video: Two leaders of Dutch-Belgian drug gang arrested in Spain
2 years, 3 months ago

Video: Two leaders of Dutch-Belgian drug gang arrested in Spain

NL Times  

The Spanish police arrested two alleged leaders of a Dutch-Belgian drug gang accused of importing nearly 4,000 kilograms of cocaine through ports in the Netherlands and Belgium. The Dutch and Belgian police arrested another seven suspects, Guardia Civil said. Detenidos en España dos capos del tráfico internacional de cocaína En Holanda y Bélgica se han practicado otros 8 registros y …

Three cocaine shipments worth €180 mil. intercepted at Rotterdam port
2 years, 3 months ago

Three cocaine shipments worth €180 mil. intercepted at Rotterdam port

NL Times  

Customs authorities intercepted a total of nearly 2,400 kilograms of cocaine in three different batches on Monday and Tuesday evening. The drugs carry a combined street value of over 180 million euros, the Public Prosecution Service said in separate statements released this week. Customs officers discovered 361 kilograms of cocaine in a container of peanuts sent from Argentina. Dutch authorities …

Dutch navy in the Caribbean seize over 4,500 kilos of drugs in one week
2 years, 4 months ago

Dutch navy in the Caribbean seize over 4,500 kilos of drugs in one week

NL Times  

The Dutch naval ship Zr. Ms. Groningen seized a massive 4,500 kilograms of drugs in three busts in the Caribbean this past week. They arrested five suspects and fished 550 kilograms of drugs - 450 kg cocaine and 100 kg marijuana - out of the water where the suspects dumped them when they saw the authorities approach. “When the suspects …

Three men living in the Netherlands arrested in Bavaria's largest ever drug bust
2 years, 5 months ago

Three men living in the Netherlands arrested in Bavaria's largest ever drug bust

NL Times  

Three men who reside in the Netherlands were arrested in Germany on allegations they were involved in smuggling more than a thousand kilograms of cocaine. It is the largest drug bust ever in the German state of Bavaria, the customs authorities in Munich reported Monday. The three suspects were arrested when they tried to remove the cocaine from the container …

Manhunt for 'British Escobar' after Greek cops arrest four UK 'smugglers' and seize £12m of cocaine
2 years, 6 months ago

Manhunt for 'British Escobar' after Greek cops arrest four UK 'smugglers' and seize £12m of cocaine

Daily Mail  

Four Britons have been arrested in a raid on a luxury Greek villa after police seized 660lbs of cocaine in a major drugs bust, sparking a global manhunt for their kingpin. Four Britons have been arrested in a raid on a luxury Greek villa after police seized 660lbs of cocaine in a major drugs bust The suspects from London and …

About €419 million in cocaine found at the Rotterdam port
2 years, 7 months ago

About €419 million in cocaine found at the Rotterdam port

NL Times  

Roughly 5,600 kilograms of cocaine was intercepted in the port of Rotterdam during 11 different seizures between April 17 and May 10. The biggest find was on April 17, when a total of 2,000 packages of drugs were found in three large crates, according to the Public Prosecution Service. “The fact that drug gangs are becoming increasingly resourceful in finding …

Police arrest suspected cocaine gang leader in Amsterdam
2 years, 7 months ago

Police arrest suspected cocaine gang leader in Amsterdam

NL Times  

Police in Amsterdam have arrested a 43-year-old man accused of leading an organization involved in cocaine trafficking. The Amsterdammer was arrested on the street in Buitenveldert at the beginning of April, but the police just made the arrest known to the public on Tuesday. The information about the shipments emerged in messages intended to be sent through the secret communications …

Dutch truck driver convicted of smuggling €6 million of cocaine into UK
2 years, 9 months ago

Dutch truck driver convicted of smuggling €6 million of cocaine into UK

NL Times  

A Dutch truck driver has been convicted of attempting to smuggle 63 kilograms of cocaine into the United Kingdom on June 17 last year, according to the UK's National Crime Agency. The drugs were discovered when S. was stopped by British border guards at the Eurotunnel in Coquelles, France, near Calais, last summer. Inspectors found three cardboard boxes amid the …

Police arrest nine connected to cocaine trade in Rotterdam port
2 years, 10 months ago

Police arrest nine connected to cocaine trade in Rotterdam port

NL Times  

The police arrested nine suspects last Tuesday in a large-scale investigation into the import of cocaine into the port of Rotterdam. The nine men each had their own role in the drug trade and one of them worked for a company in the port. "What his exact role was is being investigated, just like the exact role that the other …

Van driver who hid £16.5m of drugs in catering supplies jailed for 10 years
2 years, 11 months ago

Van driver who hid £16.5m of drugs in catering supplies jailed for 10 years

The Independent  

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Cocaine valued at €126.5 million found in three Rotterdam shipments
2 years, 11 months ago

Cocaine valued at €126.5 million found in three Rotterdam shipments

NL Times  

Authorities at the Port of Rotterdam discovered three separate shipments of cocaine with an estimated combined street value of nearly 126.5 million euros. Some 1,686 kilograms of cocaine was found in sea containers taken off different ships on Wednesday, the Public Prosecution Service said. The largest discovery was 1,515 kilograms of the drug found in a sea container loaded with …

Police seize 1.5 tonnes of cocaine at Rotterdam port, hidden in cooking fat and pineapples
3 years, 1 month ago

Police seize 1.5 tonnes of cocaine at Rotterdam port, hidden in cooking fat and pineapples

Dutch News  

Police and customs officials have seized a further 1.5 tonnes of cocaine in two shipments at Rotterdam port in recent days. A week ago, 930 kilos of cocaine were found in a container from Curaçao hidden in used cooking fat. In September, European police organisation Europol said the increased use of shipping containers to conceal drugs had made the high …

Dutch, German police arrest suspects in explosive ATM raids
3 years, 2 months ago

Dutch, German police arrest suspects in explosive ATM raids

The Independent  

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Another 100 million euro cocaine bust made at the Rotterdam port
3 years, 2 months ago

Another 100 million euro cocaine bust made at the Rotterdam port

NL Times  

A shipment of cocaine worth over a hundred million euros was discovered at the Rotterdam port on Wednesday night. One of the largest-ever cocaine seizures at the Rotterdam port was found just 12 days ago in a shipment of wood sent from Suriname. Authorities found over 4,000 kilograms of the drug, which they valued at about 301 million euros. "We …

Seven arrested in Schiphol drug trafficking investigation
3 years, 4 months ago

Seven arrested in Schiphol drug trafficking investigation

NL Times  

Seven people were arrested in the past seven weeks on suspicion of involvement in drug trafficking at Schiphol, money laundering or both. The arrested suspects are six men between the ages of 31 and 57 from Amstelveen, Amsterdam, The Hague, Diemen, Nieuw-Vennep, and Rotterdam. The suspects came into the picture of the CargoHarc team, a collaboration of customs, FIOD and …

Authorities confiscate over 2,700 kilos of cocaine in six days in Rotterdam
3 years, 7 months ago

Authorities confiscate over 2,700 kilos of cocaine in six days in Rotterdam

NL Times  

Custom officials at the port of Rotterdam discovered 2,773 kilos of cocaine within a span of six days. The largest amount was found on Tuesday when officials uncovered 1,470 kilos of cocaine in a container filled with old cars and motors from the United States. Divers also revealed 50 kilos of cocaine in a crate tied under a cargo ship …

Police seize nearly a TON of cocaine with £76million street value hidden in shipment of bananas
3 years, 11 months ago

Police seize nearly a TON of cocaine with £76million street value hidden in shipment of bananas

Daily Mail  

Cocaine with a street value of £76 million has been seized after being found in a shipment of bananas at Southampton. The class A drugs were discovered by border officers within a shipping container onboard a ship during a routine inspection. The class A drugs were discovered by border officers within a shipping container onboard a ship during a routine …

Some 115,000 kilos of cocaine seized last year
3 years, 11 months ago

Some 115,000 kilos of cocaine seized last year

NL Times  

In total, authorities confiscated around 115 thousand kilos of cocaine destined for the Netherlands in the past year. Vlissingen is also an increasingly popular port for drug trafficking, with 6,055 kilos of cocaine seized there last year, compared to 3,008 kilos in 2019. Rotterdam prosecutor Ernst Pols attributes the increase to a combination of more cocaine being trafficked to the …

Dutch man arrested in Colombia for cocaine also wanted in Suriname for murder
4 years ago

Dutch man arrested in Colombia for cocaine also wanted in Suriname for murder

NL Times  

Colombian authorities arrested a Dutch citizen on suspicion of drug trafficking between Colombia and the Netherlands, seizing the equivalent of 20 million dollars during the case. As the investigation into Francys Antony de P. continued, they discovered he was also wanted for questioning in Suriname over a murder earlier this year. There they found a kilogram of cocaine hydrochloride, birthday …

Eleven arrested in major drug trafficking bust
4 years ago

Eleven arrested in major drug trafficking bust

NL Times  

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 police examined various people and companies, mapping out networks of clients and facilitators in Amsterdam and Rotterdam. On Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 November, the police raided dozens of …

Dutch drug dealer linked to Cali Cartel arrested in Spain
4 years, 1 month ago

Dutch drug dealer linked to Cali Cartel arrested in Spain

NL Times  

The Spanish police arrested a Dutch drug trafficker who is linked to the Colombian Cali Cartel. He represented the notorious Colombian drug syndicate in Europe, in the Netherlands and United Kingdom in particular, the Spanish police said. The investigation led to the Dutch man, who moved to a villa in the coastal town of Marbella in order to evade the …

Dutch Navy makes two large drug busts in the Caribbean; Up to €105m in cocaine
4 years, 2 months ago

Dutch Navy makes two large drug busts in the Caribbean; Up to €105m in cocaine

NL Times  

Dutch naval vessel Zr.Ms. Groningen led two more drug seizures in the Caribbean, capturing just over two thousand kilograms of illegal drugs in the process. On Monday, the Dutch crew deployed its Fast Raiding Interception Special Forces Crafts while working with the British Royal Navy to stop a suspicious go-fast speedboat. The Dutch street value of the cocaine was estimated …

Dominican Republic narcotic agents seize at least $32.3 million worth of cocaine bound for Europe
4 years, 2 months ago

Dominican Republic narcotic agents seize at least $32.3 million worth of cocaine bound for Europe

Daily Mail  

Narcotic agents have confiscated a massive cocaine shipment inside a shipping container while conducting a routine search at a port in the Dominican Republic. The National Directorate of Drug Control said the drug bust took place Wednesday night at the Multimodal Caucedo Port in Boca Chica. The Dominican Republic's National Directorate of Drug Control announced the seizure of 673 bundles …

UK’s second largest heroin bust leads to three Dutch arrests
4 years, 3 months ago

UK’s second largest heroin bust leads to three Dutch arrests

NL Times  

Dutch, Belgian and British police officers teamed up to bust a drug smuggling operation that resulted in one of the largest heroin busts in UK history. Police arrested two men, 48 and 60, from The Hague as they were caught unloading clean bags of rice which had been put in the container instead of the concealed heroin. “As they were …

17 arrested following raids in the Netherlands, Spain and Belgium in drugs probe
4 years, 3 months ago

17 arrested following raids in the Netherlands, Spain and Belgium in drugs probe

Dutch News  

Ten people have been arrested in the Netherlands, seven others in Spain and Belgium, in connection with a major investigation into drugs, Dutch police said on Wednesday. The arrests were made following raids on dozens of properties in the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Hungary and Slovakia involving almost 1,000 police officers. Most of those arrested are suspected of involvement in money …

Dutch marine ship intercepts drug transport in Caribbean
4 years, 3 months ago

Dutch marine ship intercepts drug transport in Caribbean

NL Times  

Dutch naval vessel Zr. One of the Dutch Coast Guard's Dash-8 patrol planes, discovered the transport. A team from the Dutch Navy and the US Coast Guard teamed up and managed to arrest three crew members and confiscated the drugs. Last week, the Dutch crew confiscated 445 kilograms of cocaine following a search which also led to the discovery of …

Up to €16M in cocaine found in shrimp, wine shipments
4 years, 3 months ago

Up to €16M in cocaine found in shrimp, wine shipments

NL Times  

Authorities working at the port of Rotterdam found two batches of cocaine hidden in sea containers which were taken off a ship which originated in Ecuador. A quantity of 210 kilograms of the drug was found bundled and stashed in a shipment of wine, and 46 kilograms was found in a frozen shrimp delivery. The smaller batch of cocaine was …

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