On Monday afternoon, the court at Schiphol imposed prison sentences ranging from 3 years and 9 months to almost 30 years on six men for their involvement in a series of extremely violent robberies in 2020 and 2021. Seven of the robberis happened in Noord-Holland, one in Dreumel, Gelderland. One person was killed, and two suffered life-threatening injuries due to gun violence.
The District Court of Noord-Holland handed down convictions against six men who were involved in a series of extremely violent robberies in 2020 and 2021. One person was killed in the violence, and two others suffered life-threatening injuries due to the use of a gun.The harshest sentence was nearly 30 years in prison, and the lowest sentence was closer to four years. The verdict and sentences were read by the court at the Schiphol judicial complex in Haarlemmermeer on Monday.
The number of vintage cars with a Dutch number plate has increased by over a quarter in five years, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reported. On 1 January 2024, 217,000 classic passenger cars older than 40 years were registered in the Netherlands, 47,000 (28 percent) more than in 2019.
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