Belgium: Over 100 Arrested in Drug Gang Crackdown

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OCT 29 2024

Above: Belgian Minister of Justice Paul Van Tigchelt speaks during a hybrid press conference of Europol to present a report on the most threatening criminal networks in the European Union, in Brussels on April 5, 2024. Image copyright: Hatim Kaghat/Contributor/AFP via Getty Imagesstory last updated OCT 29 2024

The Facts

119 people were sentenced by a Belgian court to between 14 months and 17 years in prison following a "massive drug trafficking trial in Brussels," according to the federal police.