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Prison cell bars
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Police seize 3,223 kilos of cocaine in Brabant and Papendrecht, eight arrested
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Spanish police officer
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Dutch nationals arrested in Spain during record cocaine bust
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image of packages of cocaine found hidden within a shipment of magnets at a company in Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, January 27, 2026.
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Industrial magnets used to hide 4,830 kg of cocaine; Among largest Dutch drug busts ever
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Authorities seize 4,500 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a shipment of Ghanaian timber at the Port of Amsterdam. Nov. 14, 2025
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Dutch customs seize 14000 kg less cocaine in 2025, cannabis interceptions quadruple
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The National Dismantling Facility (LFO) emptying drug labs.
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Video: Police raid cocaine recovery facility in Sprang-Capelle
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Dutch authorities seized 3,300 kilos of cocaine in a warehouse in Standdaarbuiten, Moerdijk municipality, and arrested eight men from five countries on Nov. 3, 2025. The cocaine is estimated to be worth around 250 million euros.
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Massive €250 million cocaine bust near Dutch-Belgian border; 8 arrested from 5 countries
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Cocaine and heroin seized by Lelystad police from three minors. 31 Oct 2025
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Three children arrested for cocaine, heroin possession in Lelystad
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Tree trunk filled with cocaine, Ettensebaan, Breda, July 18, 2025.
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Suspects deny knowledge of 400 kilograms of cocaine hidden in tree trunks
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A Koninklijke Marechaussee officer
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Vlissingen port heightens police presence after 1,000-kilo cocaine bust in Britain
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Dutch authorities seized 1,200 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a shipment of bananas from Colombia at the port of Vlissingen on Aug. 8, 2025.
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Amsterdam man arrested after 1,200 kg of cocaine found in Colombia banana shipment
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Police seize 1,600 kilograms of cocaine in Gorinchem and Ede, four arrested
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Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
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Dutch citizen among those arrested in massive French Polynesia drug bust
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Amsterdam port
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Dutch customs seize 4,500 kilograms of cocaine hidden in Amsterdam port shipment
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Police officer in a drug lab
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Netherlands tops Europe in MDMA and amphetamine lab busts, EU report shows
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A cargo ship.
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Cook arrested after nearly half ton of cocaine found on ship bound for Amsterdam
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Customs seize 633 kilograms of cocaine hidden in fake avocados at the Port of Rotterdam, April 21, 2025.
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Customs seize roughly €16 million worth of cocaine hidden in fake avocados
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Liquid Natural Gas storage tanks and tanker at dusk, Port of Rotterdam.
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Cocaine smuggling in Netherlands soars as new tactics bypass detection systems
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Authorities uncovered a drug lab inside a residential home in The Hague on Monday night, leading to the arrest of four Colombian suspects.
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Four Colombians arrested during cocaine lab bust in The Hague
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Customs intercepted 2,598 kilos of cocaine during an inspection at the port of Vlissingen on Thursday, February 27, 2025.
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Cocaine worth €65 million found in fruit pallets at Vlissingen port; five arrested
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A bulletproof and stab-resistant vest worn by Dutch police officers. November 2023
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Dutch authorities help dismantle international cocaine smuggling ring
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Coffins
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Frenchman arrested with 13 million euros worth of cocaine hidden in coffins
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3,600 kilograms of cocaine, worth €270 million, intercepted at the port of Vlissingen, 19 June 2024
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334 kilograms of cocaine found in Colombian bananas at Vlissingen, two arrests
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Spanish and French Customs intercept four tons of cocaine near Lanzarote
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Four tons of cocaine intercepted near Lanzarote, Dutchman arrested
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Police seizes 3,000 kilos of cocaine in Moerdijk.
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3,000 kilograms of cocaine found in telescopic crane in Moerdijk, three arrested