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Belgium: Over 100 Arrested in Drug Gang Crackdown

Belgium: Over 100 Arrested in Drug Gang Crackdown

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 Images

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These convictions are a breath of fresh air for Europe, a continent that has seen its safest cities destroyed by drug gangs for years. Besides flooding European streets with dangerous drugs, some of these gangs have committed murder to take out witnesses, journalists, and lawyers. Governments must continue their crackdown on gangs and implement stricter drug policies to end this crossnational organized crime wave.


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