Antwerp: not 3 tons but 7 tons of cocaine caught
October 25, 2023

The enormous amount of cocaine that was intercepted by Belgian Customs in the Waasland port in Antwerp on Monday appears to be more than double what was previously estimated. Not about three but seven tons were taken.

This is evident from the file that the Antwerp Public Prosecution Service submitted to the investigating judge on Wednesday. This has placed a Belgian (30) and a Dutchman (29) in pre-trial detention. The two were arrested on Monday on suspicion of involvement in the importation of the drugs.

The Belgian was a driver who had arrived in a truck to pick up the container with the drugs at the port site. The Dutchman was there as a passenger. A loaded handgun was found in the cab of the truck, the prosecutor's office said.