organized crime

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A girl is crying
1-1-2CultureLifestyle
More teens, parents turn to hotlines over organized crime, bullying, depression
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An active blue light bar on a Swedish police car in 2017
Crime
Swedish drug probe leads to arrest in the Netherlands as international crackdown widens
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
Crime
OM handled over 200,000 cases last year including 15 femicides; More teenage suspects
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Primary school boy is playing on his phone
Health
Experts warn rising ‘manosphere’ influence on boys may drive violent, sexual offenses
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Partial view of teen boy in white t-shirt using laptop
Crime
Europol: Children recruited for violent crime via gaming and social media platforms
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Mike Manicardi, the founder of Amsterdam's Badhuistheater, an independent and international theater on the city's east side
CultureArtEntertainment
Firebombs, slim finances couldn't stop Mike Manicardi from growing Amsterdam's Badhuistheater
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Police officers and forensic investigators at the scene of a crime
Crime
24 femicides in Netherlands last year; Another 49 women escaped, survived attack
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Three first edition prints of works by Aleksandr Pushkin stolen from the National Library of the Netherlands in 2023
CrimeCultureArt
Six of Pushkin's 19th-Century Works Vanish from National Library of the Netherlands
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A Dutch police officer arresting a boy
Crime
Netherlands joins Europol taskforce against criminal recruitment of teenagers
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Koninklijke Marechaussee
Crime
Three workers arrested in Schiphol cocaine trafficking plot; Weapons, cash seized
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The Europol headquarters in The Hague, 2019
Crime
"Violence as a service": Europol very concerned about criminals recruiting teens online
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The entrance to the Vught Penitentiary Institution, including the ultra-secure EBI prison ward. Feb. 2024
CrimePolitics
VVD wants to limit how many clients lawyers can represent in high-security prison
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A bulletproof and stab-resistant vest worn by Dutch police officers. November 2023
Crime
Specialist police team sets new record with 153 fugitives apprehended in 2024
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The Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate seized around 18,000 kilograms of fireworks from a Dutch fireworks importer, December 2023
Crime1-1-2
Massive 5,500 kg of fireworks found in warehouse in Zuid-Holland village; 3 arrested
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Aftermath of an explosive attack on a home
Crime
Police expect over 1,000 explosive attacks this year; No fatalities a "small miracle"
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Seized Ghost encrypted phones, September 2024
Crime
Dutch police help take down another encrypted commmunications platform
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The Europol headquarters in The Hague, 2019
Politics
Police chief Kraag joins Europol
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Healthcare workers
Crime
Organized crime increasingly involved in healthcare fraud; OM not equipped to fight it
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KNVB football
BusinessSports
KNVB "tightening processes" after sponsor deal linked to Chinese organized crime
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Ridouan Taghi with a sketch aged to show what he may look like today
CrimePolitics
Son of Ridouan Taghi extradited from the United Arab Emirates to the Netherlands
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Over 5 million euros in cash found in an Amsterdam home, 3 March 2022
Crime
Cash in construction, Fraud in healthcare among top financial crime trends of 2023
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A billboard in Amsterdam showing campaign posters for the European Parliament elections on 6 June 2024
Politics
Migration and healthcare the main issues for Dutch voters in European elections
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Justitieel Complex Schiphol, the courthouse for the Noord-Holland district at Schiphol Airport in Haarlemmermeer
Crime
Six convicted in extremely violent Noord-Holland robberies that left one dead
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Geert Wilders after the PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB factions agreed to the coalition agreement, 15 May 2024
Politics
"Hope, courage, pride": Main points from the right-wing parties' coalition agreement