Girl, 11, shot dead in Antwerp believed to be victim of rival drug gangs as cocaine seizures hit record high
Belgian politicians have expressed outrage over the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old girl in Antwerp in a “drug war” between rival gangs, as authorities said cocaine seizures at the city’s port passed the 100-tonne mark for the first time last year.
“Terrible news from Merksem,” tweeted Belgium’s justice minister, Vincent Van Quickenborne, adding that the drug mafia could not sink any lower. Belgium accounts for 40% of all cocaine detected in Europe, Kristian Vanderwaeren, head of customs at Belgium’s finance ministry, told Flemish public broadcaster VRT, describing Antwerp as “the top destination” for drug smugglers.did not have enough incinerator capacity to destroy itDespite the record haul, experts have suggested seizures represent only 10-20% of the total amount of the drug in circulation.
The five largest cocaine exporting countries were Panama, Ecuador, Paraguay, Colombia and Brazil, based on the volumes intercepted, AFP reported.
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