Cocaine Seizures Surge at Key European Port
- Port of Antwerp-Bruges is key entry point for drug smuggling
- Dutch customs also recorded rise in cocaine seizures
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Belgian authorities seized a record 121 metric tons of cocaine at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges in 2023, a 10% increase from the previous year.
The data released Wednesday by Belgium’s federal customs authorities and the Finance Ministry highlights the country’s outsize role in Europe’s illegal drugs market, in part due to the presence of Europe’s second-largest port.