South America

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German police car in Baden-Baden, Germany. May 20, 2026.
Crime
Two Dutch arrested in German bust of international drug trafficking network
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The Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius
Health
Hondius passenger treated in Nijmegen hospital; Deceased couple traveled for months
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A Dutch police officer standing by a police car
Crime
Police investigate whether fatal shooting of two Syrian teens in Amsterdam was random
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Brug 721 crosses the Christoffel Plantijngracht. The footbridge over the canal is located in the Piet Wiedijkpark, a park in the Osdorp neighborhood of Amsterdam Nieuw-West. June 2018
Crime
Amsterdam man arrested in shooting deaths of two Syrian teenagers on New Year’s Day
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Package of cocaine found inside a fish at a warehouse in Barneveld, January 12, 2026.
Crime
Something fishy: Police find 300 kg of cocaine in frozen snapper shipment
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Brug 721 crosses the Christoffel Plantijngracht. The footbridge over the canal is located in the Piet Wiedijkpark, a park in the Osdorp neighborhood of Amsterdam Nieuw-West. June 2018
Crime
Third boy present at fatal Amsterdam Nieuw-West shooting, police seek witness
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Brug 721 crosses the Christoffel Plantijngracht. The footbridge over the canal is located in the Piet Wiedijkpark, a park in the Osdorp neighborhood of Amsterdam Nieuw-West. June 2018
Crime
Syrian asylum seekers identified as teens murdered in Amsterdam park; No arrests yet
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A KLM aircraft on the tarmac at Willemstad Airport in Curaçao, May 2023
PoliticsBusiness
KLM to continue Curaçao flights; Island wants gov’t help after U.S. military near-misses
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A scantily-clad woman lying on a bed
Crime
Authorities arrest human trafficking suspect linked to sex work in Amsterdam and Almere
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A greenhouse
Business
Dutch greenhouse builders hit hard by U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs
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United States President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance, 20 January 2025
Politics
Curacao staying neutral amid rising tensions between U.S., Venezuela
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Koninklijke Marechaussee
Crime
Three workers arrested in Schiphol cocaine trafficking plot; Weapons, cash seized
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Police seizes 3,000 kilos of cocaine in Moerdijk.
Crime
Man arrested at Schiphol for financing crane used to smuggle 3,000 kg of cocaine
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Cocaine
Crime
Colombian drug trafficker known as "godmother" of Amsterdam is extradited to NL
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Sex worker on a bed
Crime
Five men, two women arrested in sex trafficking case involving South American victims
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3,279 packages of cocaine, worth about 246 million euros, found at the port of Vlissingen hidden among a load of bananas from Ecuador, 14 November 2023
Crime
Director of Zeeland port firm blames other two directors for cocaine trafficking
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Human trafficking illustration
Crime
Five men arrested for human trafficking and people smuggling
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A portion of a 1,500-kilogram batch of cocaine found at the Vlissingen port on July 5, 2023
Crime
Zeeland port firm tied to major cocaine trafficking cases ordered to close for a year
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Groningen city
Politics
Groningen apologizes for it's role in the Dutch history of slavery
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Crime scene tape with a police car in the background
Crime
Concerns over growing number of cocaine laundries in Netherlands
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Judge handing out sentence
Crime
Drug traffickers caught with FBI's "anonymous" chat app sentenced to 8 years in prison
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Tiger Mosquito
Health
Three people have died from Dengue fever in Curaçao in a two-month span
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Freek Vonk with the Eunectes akayima, or northern green anaconda, a new species discovered in the northern Amazon region
TechNature
Discovery of new 7 meter, 250kg anaconda made by team with Dutch presenter Freek Vonk
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8,064 kilos of cocaine hidden in banana pallets found at the port of Rotterdam, 10 August 2023.
Crime
Cocaine seizures neared 60,000 kg last year; Criminals shifting away from Rotterdam port