Willem Woelders

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Drone flying over clouds
CrimeTech
Several drones intercepted by police in The Hague in anticipation of NATO Summit
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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
Crime
Number of drug labs shut down by police in 2024 continued rise from recent years
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NATO summit in The Hague, 25 and 26 June 2025
CrimePoliticsBusiness
Dutch police want peers in 5 countries to help with NATO Summit; Drone defenses readied
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Police at the scene of an explosion, fire, and building collapse on Schammenkamp in Rotterdam-Zuid. 2 February 2024
Crime
Drug lab explosions in residential neighborhoods have killed 10, hurt 5 so far this year
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NATO flags hanging in The Hague
Politics
Mayors asked to limit events to release police capacity for NATO summit in The Hague
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Police officer in a drug lab
Crime
Record number of drug labs busted last year; Sharp rise in heroin, synthetid drugs
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Laughing gas canisters
Crime
Police happy with laughing gas ban, but enforcement will have to wait
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Police officer talking to farmers at a highway blockade on the A67 near Hapert, 4 July 2022
CrimePoliticsBusiness
Farmers' protests: Some 15 arrested at distribution blockades, 200 fined on highways
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Farmers brought cows to The Hague to protest against the nitrogen policy, 28 June 2022
CrimePoliticsTechNature
Dangerous farmers' protests may have been organized beforehand, police say
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Tractors on the A2 at the Ekkersweijer junction, 22 June 2022
CrimePolitics
Farmers protests increasingly radical, police say; Coalition party demands debate
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inspectie-hennepplantage-in-woning
Crime
Dutch police busted fewer cannabis plantations, drug labs last year
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Fireworks show
HealthCrime
Many cities lack resources to enforce fireworks ban this year
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Police officers
Crime
Enforcing Covid measures and firework ban not priority during New Year's: police chief
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Group of friends celebrating Christmas
HealthCultureLifestyle
Around a third of Dutch won't stick to maximum number of household guests
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Arrest on the street
Crime
Fifth night of curfew largely quiet; Few rioters on the street
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Arrest on the street
Crime
Some 250 arrested in anti-curfew riots, most in Amsterdam
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Dutch police
Crime
Police trust issues putting international information network at risk: report
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Dutch police
Crime
Dutch top cops reprimanded for accepting football, concert tickets: report
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Dutch police officers
CrimeInnovation
Dutch police to be equipped with tasers
Crime
Police seeking Borst witnesses