The underworld of Brabant and Zeeland has between ten and fifteen big drug bosses that have been elusive for years. But the government is pursuing the hunt for the premier league players of the drug trade. ,, We now have a good picture of who they are. "

They are active in all provinces of the Netherlands. In fact, their field of work is worldwide. But their roots are in Brabant and Zeeland. The drugs shed in the Netherlands has ten to fifteen virtually invisible top figures who pull the strings of the drug environment. They have been in the drugs for decades and are never caught.

This is evident from the new Betonrot report from research bureau Beke, which was published on behalf of the Taskforce Brabant-Zeeland. The report describes the drug environment in the two most problematic drug provinces in the Netherlands. The conclusions are worrying. There is hardening in the circuit, partly due to the advance of cocaine trafficking. It also generates megawins. "About 100 people are fully loaded ."