Record capture of cocaine in ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp
In the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp, cocaine has never been intercepted as much as in 2019. In total, it involves more than 100,000 kilograms, with a street value that can go up to 5 billion dollars.

A little more than 38 tons of cocaine surfaced in Rotterdam, in Antwerp it was more than 61 tons. That was announced on Wednesday during a press conference in Antwerp. The number of cocaine seizures increased by 50 percent in Rotterdam, and by a quarter in Antwerp. This is a record for both ports. The figures from Rotterdam are an estimate, the final figures will follow at the end of January.

According to the Financieele Dagblad , an estimated one quarter of the cocaine that enters the port of Rotterdam is intercepted. The drug is often hidden in fruit containers and is usually from Suriname, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil and the Dominican Republic. This flow of goods is so great that it is difficult to control by customs.