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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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Customs seized nearly 24,500 kg of cocaine last year; Sharp rise in illegal tobacco
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Liquid Natural Gas storage tanks and tanker at dusk, Port of Rotterdam.
CrimeBusiness
Oil storage fraud at Rotterdam Port raises concerns; 2.5B in suspicious deals reported
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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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Sleeping with a smartwatch
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Inspectorate: around 70% of Asian tech in the Netherlands fails privacy standards
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A police detention cell
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Over 300 arrested, officer injured at Rotterdam port protest
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Riot police
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Police arrest dozens as anti-war activists block Rotterdam port rail line
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Ambulance
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Second fatal accident at Rotterdam port business; Three workers killed since June
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Successful end to the Heinenoordtunnel renovation. The tunnel is located on A29, between Rotterdam and Bergen.
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Renovation of Heinenoord Tunnel Completed After Two Years
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A traffic jam on the A15 near Rotterdam after several incidents prompted authorities to ask people to avoid the Rijnmond area. 16 November 2022
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Council of State rules that the A15 motorway in the Arnhem region can be extended  
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A Dutch Navy helicopter demonstration over the Nieuwe Maas River during World Port Days in Rotterdam. 6 September 2024
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Rotterdam expecting hundreds of thousands of visitors to World Port Days this weekend
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Police search the Veemkade in Amsterdam-Oost for signs of Sam van Grondelle, missing since 15 October 2023
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8-year-old boy missing at sea near Maasvlakte, search continues on Sunday
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Aerial view of the Maasvlakte at the Rotterdam port. June 2020
TechInnovation
Construction of first Dutch carbon capture & storage project begins in Rotterdam
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MSC container ships at the MSC terminal at the Antwerp port. July 2013
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MSC container ship anchored in the North Sea after bomb threat
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Nearly 1,200 kilograms of cocaine found in a container full of bananas at the Rotterdam port. 21 December 2023
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Over 1,700 kilograms of cocaine found in banana and jelly shipments
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Crime scene tape with a police car in the background
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Colombians among 10 arrested at cocaine processing plant near German border
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The Rotterdam Port and the Nieuwe Maas (in 2018)
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Dutch riverbanks heavily littered with plastic; Organizations want stricter approach
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An inspection vehicle from the Dutch customs office used to scan sea containers at the IJssel Delta Terminal in Kampen. October 2022
CrimeBusiness
Ten customs officers dismissed over drug crimes in four years
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The burnt-out and damaged Fremantle Highway connected to a tug boat, 2 August 2023
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Burnt-out Fremantle Highway cargo ship arrives at Rotterdam port
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8,064 kilos of cocaine hidden in banana pallets found at the port of Rotterdam, 10 August 2023.
Crime
€600 million cocaine shipment found at Rotterdam port; largest drug bust ever in NL
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David Mendes da Silva as a midfielder with Red Bull Salzburg in 2012
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Ten years in prison demanded for former football player Mendes da Silva for drug trafficking
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Some 458 kg of cocaine found at the Rotterdam port was sent from Curaçao; 29 June 2023
Crime
Another €54 million in cocaine seized at Rotterdam port; Shipments from Curaçao, Dominican Republic
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Ransomware for Bitcoin
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Tank storage company Vopak hacked, Ransomware groups report
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40 kilograms of cocaine found in a melon container during a regular inspection in the port of Rotterdam.
Crime
Cocaine worth 3 million euros found in melon container at port of Rotterdam
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A cocaine shipment seized by the Hit and Run Cargo Team at the Rotterdam Port in January 2023
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Prosecutors given first chance to press harsher case against seaport drug extractors