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Colombia’s cartels target Europe with cocaine, corruption and torture
Raids by Belgian police have lifted the lid on a sinister new front in the drugs war
By Daniel Boffey / The Guardian, BRUSSELS
At 5am on a chilly Tuesday morning last month, 1,600 police officers and balaclava-wearing special forces, bristling with arms and battering rams, were ordered into action around the Belgian port city of Antwerp.
More than 200 addresses were raided in what was the largest police operation ever conducted in the country and potentially one of the most significant moves yet against the increasingly powerful narco-gangs of western Europe.
There are hopes that Operation Sky will herald the downfall of a generation of local bosses, although the Belgian and Dutch “godfathers” largely now hide out in Dubai and Turkey, hoping to be out of reach of the authorities.
DubaiDubayyUnited-arab-emiratesUnited-statesWijnegemRegion-flamandeBelgiumUnited-kingdomColombiaLokerenCanadaBrusselsRoyal Mail-owned GLS Belgium has opened a new delivery depot in Wijnegem that is to handle deliveries into Antwerp.
Capable of processing up to 10,500 parcels a day, the 5,735 square metre site will employ 26 members of staff. It is hoped that the new site will relieve pressure on the Puurs depot nearby.
“Our package quantities have increased significantly in recent months,” said Luc De Schrijver, managing director at GLS Belux. “Our continuous investments in our network are the cornerstone for high-quality deliveries and enhance our service to our customers and their customers. Thanks to the new location, we are once again shortening our already competitive delivery times.”
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