Belgian and French police break up European drug network feeding Italy and Spain
The traffickers prepared vehicles fitted with concealed compartments, which allowed them to hide the drugs.
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From weed to weapons: Europol ends ‘joint’ operation
Europol has coordinated a major cross-border effort, which led to the arrest of senior members of a Turkish criminal group suspected of trafficking firearms from…
Former Greek finance minister Varoufakis faces probe after he admits drug use
Yanis Varoufakis, who served as Greece's finance minister at the height of the country's debt crisis in 2015, has come under scrutiny for candid remarks about his…
Macron says fine on drug use to rise to €500
President Emmanuel Macron announced that the fixed penalty fine for drug use in France will increase from €200 to €500.
Antwerp cocaine seizures show deep European port vulnerabilities, study finds
A seizure of more than 73kg of cocaine in Antwerp has highlighed structural weaknesses in European seaports exploited by criminal groups, a European Union-funded…
France is becoming the Sinaloa drug cartel’s ‘new Mexico’
Last month saw police raids in France and Belgium meant to crack down on Europe’s vast illegal drug problem.
Parts of Brussels housing market impacted by drugs issues
The Belgian capital Brussels has remained the country’s most expensive region for real estate but concerns over illegal drug activity have driven sharp local price…
Ketamine use in Belgium sees 11-fold Increase, study finds
Belgium’s wastewater has revealed a rise in illicit ketamine use, with levels now up to 11 times higher than a decade ago, a new report has found.
‘Test French politicians for drugs,’ says Green party Mayor amid rising drug use in the country
The French left-wing Green Party mayor of Grenoble, Éric Piolle, has been pushing for anonymous drug tests targeting France’s political elite, including ministers,…
French drug usage higher than ever: over 1m people used cocaine in 2023
France's 'high society' has apparently grown, as experimenting with drugs has soared. Cocaine consumption in the country exploded, with 1.
Drugs mafia forces Belgian investigative judge into hiding
An investigative judge from Antwerp has been living in a safe house for several weeks after receiving threats from drugs mafia members.
France to launch ‘war on drugs’ to prevent ‘Mexicanisation’ of the country
Ahead of his visit to Marseille — a French city struggling with significant drug issues — France's interior minister Bruno Retailleau has laid out his action…
Germany sets most lenient cannabis drug-driving limit in EU
Under new drug regulations in Germany, Berlin has set the most lenient drug-driving limit in the European Union.
Vlaams Belang wants Belgian politicians to take drug tests
The hard-right party Vlaams Belang said it wanted Belgian politicians to take an annual drug test because they serve as role models in society.
French parliamentarian opens up on ‘use of drugs and alcohol in politics’
Caroline Janvier, a member of French President Emmanuel Macrons' Renaissance party, says drugs and alcohol use are often rampant at parties attended by Government…
Drug violence engulfs Brussels: ‘we are at point of no return’
In a report in Belgian news outlet Le Soir, senior police admitted violent crime in Brussels is now rampant: severed fingers, abductions, torture with irons, injury-ravaged…