2aguy
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theillegal drug trade in the U.S. led to increaesed gun violence in the U.S. reaching its peak in the 1980s…,,Eruope is now reaching that point in its own illegal drug trade experience. Drug gangs in Europe are becoming more and more violent and more comfortable using guns and military weapons to consolidate their control over drug turf……,
Earlier this month a senior police inspector who handled important drug investigations in a major port city was arrestedunder suspicion of providing a major cartel with information about police operations and rival cartel activity. But this wasn’t Miami in the 80s. This was Antwerp, Belgium, in the heart of the European Union.
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The huge profits to be made has set off a series of internecine battles for control of the trade between family-dominated groups who control smuggling at Antwerp’s port. Last summer bombs exploded all over the city as the rival gangs intimidated each other. And over the border in the Netherlands, citizens are still reeling from gang wars for control of the Dutch port of Rotterdam, Amsterdam and the regional trade which have sparked dozens of murders across Europe over the last decade
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But he didn’t stop with the murders. Taghi’s assault on Dutch society included ordering car bombs and rocket propelled grenades to target some of the most prestigious newsrooms in Amsterdam, revelations that his organisation had retained the services of a Dutch Special Operations soldier to provide weapons and training to his assassination teams, stockpiled the largest arms bust in Dutch history
Earlier this month a senior police inspector who handled important drug investigations in a major port city was arrestedunder suspicion of providing a major cartel with information about police operations and rival cartel activity. But this wasn’t Miami in the 80s. This was Antwerp, Belgium, in the heart of the European Union.
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The huge profits to be made has set off a series of internecine battles for control of the trade between family-dominated groups who control smuggling at Antwerp’s port. Last summer bombs exploded all over the city as the rival gangs intimidated each other. And over the border in the Netherlands, citizens are still reeling from gang wars for control of the Dutch port of Rotterdam, Amsterdam and the regional trade which have sparked dozens of murders across Europe over the last decade
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But he didn’t stop with the murders. Taghi’s assault on Dutch society included ordering car bombs and rocket propelled grenades to target some of the most prestigious newsrooms in Amsterdam, revelations that his organisation had retained the services of a Dutch Special Operations soldier to provide weapons and training to his assassination teams, stockpiled the largest arms bust in Dutch history
‘They’ll Figure Out Where You Live’: The Rise of Europe’s New Drug Cartels
I spent a year investigating the cocaine cartels that have taken root in Europe and ushered in a new era of violent crime not seen since Italy’s struggle with La Cosa Nostra in the 1980s.
www.vice.com
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