Public Prosecution Service

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Champagne sold at Schiphol Airport. May 22, 2022.
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Aviation groups consider new alcohol rules after rise in drunken passenger disturbances
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The Public Prosecution Service office in Oost-Nederland
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Former police officer and friend acquitted of raping drunk teen girl; Prosecutors appeal
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A Dutch police officer standing by a police car
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Police officer in Limburg fired after reports of sexual misconduct
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View from the train of the SABIC plant at Chemelot industrial park in Geleen, Limburg
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Criminal investigation launched against SABIC over PFAS dumping in Dutch surface water
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Tata Steel in IJmuiden
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Tata Steel to be prosecuted for intentional and unlawful pollution, Prosecutor announces
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De Paulusschool in Zoetermeer.
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Primary school caretaker sentenced to 7 years in prison for sexual abuse of six children
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Mobile forensic unit
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Dutch authorities have high hopes for new DNA techniques in solving old sex crimes
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Prison cell bars
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Zwijndrecht man, 23, detained for child pornography and sextortion of minor girls
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A small bag with several grams of the designer drug, 3-Methylmethcathinone, better known as 3-MMC, alongside a euro note used to snort a line off a mirror. October 2021
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At least 8 illegal designer drug sites back online via a foreign domain
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Lady Justice in Netherlands
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Man sentenced to 13 years for fatal stabbing, remains free due to terminal illness
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
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Hundreds of serious crime convicts handed shorter sentences because trials take too long
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Euros and cryptocurrency, like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin
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Prosecutors push Dutch crypto platform into bankruptcy court to protect investors
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Domestic violence.
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Government proposes criminalizing psychological abuse, tougher domestic violence laws
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Sex worker on a bed
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Man held for armed robbery of bound sex workers near The Hague facing 7 years in prison
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Mother sitting with a sick child in a hospital
Health
First euthanasia of terminally ill child confirmed in the Netherlands
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Solid gold bars stored in a black case. 2021
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Rotterdam money laundering case linked to famous British gold heist
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A Dutch police officer standing by a police car
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Dutch police failed to investigate over 10,000 serious crimes in 2024: Court of Audit
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Pharmaceuticals seized from Funcaps in August 2025
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Evidence proves at least 18 deaths linked to designer drug site Funcaps, prosecutor says
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The District and Appeals Court complex on Prins Clauslaan in The Hague. 2016
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Trial begins against Ede resident accused of in Rwanda genocide; Claims innocence
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Prison cell bars
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Man gets 30 years for fatal shooting of woman in Rijswijk, witnessed by 4-year-old son
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Emergency services at the scene of an explosion and fire on Osdorper Ban in Amsterdam Nieuw-West, 12 June 2026
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Two men suspected in Amsterdam explosion remain jailed; Third person released
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A police detention cell
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Fourth suspect arrested in Heemstede synagogue terror plot
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Gavel with lady justice in the background
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Amsterdam court gives fashion consultant 42 months for rape, sexual abuse of minors
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Enforcement officers on a street in Rotterdam
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Only 6 fines in two years since ban on catcalling, sexually harassing women on street