45 Arrested in Large Scale Cocaine Crime Bust in Belgium and Spain

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Friday, February 25, 2022
Author: 
Alex Mostaghimi
Volume: 
38
Issue: 
3
Abstract: 

On February 15, 2022, police in Belgium and Spain arrested 45 people as part of an ongoing international investigation of a cocaine trafficking network.  In Belgium, police detained 30 people and carried out 49 searches across the country, mainly located in Brussels and Antwerp.  Across Europe, over 600 law enforcement officers executed raids against suspected members of the crime ring in Spain, Belgium, Croatia, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands.