Now playing Next Europe News Blow for Belgium as it struggles to dispose of record cocaine haul With recent large-scale confiscations in the cargo port of Antwerp, the authorities expect that the 100-tonne mark will be surpassed by the end of 2022. 21/11/2022
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Now playing Next Italy Police discover €1.4m of cocaine inside wheelchair upholstery The wheelchair user reportedly stood up and walked away unassisted when the drugs were discovered. 02/09/2022
Now playing Next Europe News Illegal drug seizures in Antwerp continue to rise Almost 36 tonnes of illegal drugs were recovered at the Belgian port in the first half of the year. Some 41 tonnes were seized in 2017. 18/08/2022
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Now playing Next Switzerland Cocaine found in coffee at Nespresso factory in Switzerland The discovery led to the seizure of 500 kilograms of the drug - one of Switzerland's biggest ever hauls. 06/05/2022
Now playing Next world news Dozens arrested in Belgium & Spain in major drug trafficking operation The criminal network is accused of using cargo planes, private jets and shipping containers to smuggle cocaine into Europe. 15/02/2022
Now playing Next no comment Croatia police display drugs seized in two raids Croatian police on Tuesday displayed hundreds of pounds of drugs they said were seized in two separate operations last year in a southern Adriatic Sea port close to the famous resort of Dubrovnik. 11/01/2022
Now playing Next Netherlands Dutch police seize 1.6 tonnes of cocaine in Rotterdam port Dutch customs authorities said on Tuesday they had confiscated a record 68 tonnes of cocaine this year, up from 49 tonnes in 2020. 29/12/2021
Now playing Next Germany German police incinerate cocaine worth €270 million in huge operation The drugs were incinerated in Bavaria on Tuesday as part of "Operation Snow Melt". 15/12/2021
Now playing Next Germany German police bust cocaine smuggling network from South America The gang is also accused of using fake companies to fraudulently apply for aid from coronavirus relief programmes. 30/11/2021
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Now playing Next Portugal Portugal seizes cocaine worth €200m from yacht in Atlantic Ocean The haul is reported to be one of the largest hauls in Europe in recent years and the biggest in Portugal for 15 years. 18/10/2021
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Now playing Next Montenegro Police find record haul of cocaine in bananas shipment Around 900 kilograms of the drug was found divided into 1,205 packages, law enforcement said in a statement on Friday. 27/08/2021
