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Large Gang Busted that Smuggled Drugs via Brussels Airport: 21 Suspects Arrested in Belgium and France

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An international drug network has smuggled cocaine and cannabis through Zaventem Airport for years. During a major police operation in Belgium and France, 21 suspects were arrested and 27 house searches were carried out. The gang used, among other things, cheap airline tickets to gain access to the baggage hall.

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A major net hit against a network of drug traffickers using Brussels-Zaventerm airport as a basis for importing cocaine and cannabis from Africa and the American continent has been dismantled

·Levallois-Perret, France
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Twenty-seven searches, 23 arrests: the Belgian police announced on Thursday a massive net shot against a network of drug traffickers who used Brussels-Zaventerm airport as a base for the...

·Paris, France
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An international drug network has smuggled cocaine and cannabis through Zaventem Airport for years. During a major police operation in Belgium and France, 21 suspects were arrested and 27 house searches were carried out. The gang used, among other things, cheap airline tickets to gain access to the baggage hall.

·Brussels, Belgium
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Twenty-one suspects have been arrested in Belgium and France in an investigation into drug smuggling via Brussels Airport Zaventem. Nineteen suspects were detained in Belgium on Wednesday, and two in France, the Belgian police reported on Thursday, supported by Europol.

·Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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An international operation has broken up a criminal organization that allegedly smuggled drugs via Brussels Airport for years. The organization allegedly transported cocaine and cannabis from Africa and the American continent via passenger flights to Belgium. This is reported by the federal police.

·Kobbegem, Belgium
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At first, they only exploited a loophole with checked baggage, and then they also involved airport employees.

·Hungary
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Het Laatste Nieuws broke the news in Kobbegem, Belgium on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
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