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Monday, 10 December 2018 - 14:20
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Dutch soldier caught with cocaine on Curacao

A Dutch soldier was arrested at a night club on Curacao on Saturday night. He was caught with cocaine in his possession. The 24-year-old man was transferred to the Koninklijke Marechaussee, a policing force that works as part of the Dutch military, ANP reports.

The soldier in question worked as a sailor on the ship Zr. MS. Zeeland. The ship arrived in Curacao last week to combat drug trafficking at sea.

The Ministry of Defense has a zero tolerance policy on hard drugs. Soldiers caught with hard drugs face immediate dismissal.

According to the news wire, the Dutch soldier was caught with a user quantity of drugs in his possession. That is a maximum of half a gram.

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