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The Spanish and Dutch police raided 12 locations in the two countries, seizing a record of 947 kilograms of MDMA and arresting 15 supsects, 28 January 2026
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Video: Dutch, Spanish police intercept 947 kg of MDMA; Largest seizure in Europe
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Drugs seized during raids in Tilburg in an investigation into cocaine trafficking and money laundering by the Dutch and Spanish police, 18 June 2024
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Most of Europe's cocaine is processed in Netherlands, says EU agency
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Dutch man was caught with suitcase full of ketamine, MDMA on Ibiza linked to Rotterdam drug bust. May 14, 2026
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Dutch man caught with suitcase full of ketamine on Ibiza linked to Rotterdam drug bust
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Court accepts deal in prison drone smuggling case, hands suspended sentence
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Dutchman caught with two suitcases filled with ecstasy and ketamine in Bad Bentheim in Germany, on the train from Amsterdam to Berlin, 14 July 2025
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Netherlands in European top 3 for ketamine use
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The Europol headquarters in The Hague, 2019
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Dutch police help with major EU bust of synthetic drug ring; "Largest ever operation"
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Woman held in boyfriend’s slaying made it look like a suicidal overdose, prosecutors say
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Real-life inspiration for Netflix crime show accused of trafficking 540 kilos of cocaine
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Over 18 kilograms of ecstasy pills hidden in a parcel with cat food. Intercpeted in Dutch mail on 10 July 2024
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Criminals using Dutch mail to send hard drugs hidden in Buddha statues, cat food
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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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Drugs seized during raids in Tilburg in an investigation into cocaine trafficking and money laundering by the Dutch and Spanish police, 18 June 2024
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Number of drug labs shut down by police in 2024 continued rise from recent years
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Amsterdam still the drug capital of the Netherlands, sewage analysis shows
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Sink made out of four kilos of MDMA found by police officers in Zwijndrecht on Thursday, March 13 2025.
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Dutch police find 4 kilogram “sink” made entirely of MDMA in drug bust
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Prime Minister Dick Schoof and The Hague Mayor Jan van Zanen view a memorial for the victims of the Tarwekamp apartment building collapse that killed six and injured four. 8 December 2024
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The year in review: A summary of NL Times' biggest stories in 2024
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Dongemond police found a 2 kilogram garden gnome made entirely of MDMA, November 2024
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Police find 2 kilogram garden gnome made entirely of MDMA
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A Dutchman and a British man arrestedin Bangkok, Thailand, for trafficking in ecstasy and cannabis, 6 November 2024
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Dutchman arrested in Thailand for ecstasy, cannabis trafficking
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Cannabis
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Less cannabis grown in Netherlands as more countries allow cultivation
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ATM Machine
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Dutch suspects identified for German ATM bombings, massive drug lab
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Life-threatening liquid MDMA, June 2022
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Victim in psychiatrist murder case may have died of MDMA overdose
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Ecstasy pills
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Dutch gov't advised to experiment with PTSD treatment with MDMA, but not legalize it
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Police officer in a drug lab
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Record number of drug labs busted last year; Sharp rise in heroin, synthetid drugs
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Man rolling a joint
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Rotterdam has highest cannabis use in Europe; Cocaine most popular in Amsterdam
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5,160 kilos cocaine found in a rice container from Paraguay at the port of Antwerp, 12 June 2022
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Corruption, violence plague EU as organized crime drug revenue hits €31 billion
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Femke Halsema
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Amsterdam mayor warns the Netherlands is at risk of "becoming a narco-state"