Police smash European cocaine ‘super cartel’

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Law enforcement authorities in six different countries have joined forces to take down a “super cartel” of drugs traffickers controlling about one-third of the cocaine trade in Europe

, the European Union crime agency said on Monday.

More than 30 tons of drugs were seized during the investigations run in Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and the UAE with the support of Europol. The US Drug Enforcement Administration also played a role in bringing down the organisation, which was also involved in money laundering, Europol said.

The Netherlands was the country where most of the arrests were made, with 14 suspects in custody in 2021. Europol said six “high-value targets” were arrested in Dubai. The 37-year-old man with both Dutch and Moroccan nationality is also being prosecuted for laundering large amounts of money and possession of firearms. Police started investigating him after investigators cracked the encrypted messaging service Sky ECC, which is popular with criminals.

 

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They missed the other drug traffickers Pfizer, Moderna, Astra Zenica .... much for loot there.

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