Belgium at risk of becoming ‘narco-state’, judge warns
President of Antwerp court makes comments after anonymous judge warned country was turning into ‘a narco-state’International drug crime poses a danger to social stability in Belgium, a senior judge has said, after his colleague warned the country was evolving into “a narco-state” where...
<p>President of Antwerp court makes comments after anonymous judge warned country was turning into ‘a narco-state’</p><p>International drug crime poses a danger to social stability in Belgium, a senior judge has said, after his colleague warned the country was evolving into “a narco-state” where mafia groups were forming “a parallel force” in society.</p><p>Bart Willocx, the president of the Antwerp court of appeal, said Belgium was vulnerable to criminality from drug smuggling through the city’s vast port, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/18/tsunami-keeps-coming-europe-growing-cocaine-market">one of the main entry points into Europe for cocaine smugglers</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/09/belgium-at-risk-of-becoming-narco-state-judge-warns">Continue reading...</a>
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