Arrests in cross-border drugs checks

At least 26 people were arrested in the Netherlands and 82 in Belgium this weekend as part of an international crack-down on the cross-border drugs trade.


In total a gun, around 7.5kg of marijuana and 702 grammes of heroin were seized. The police checks focused on the Rotterdam-Paris and Maatricht – Metz routes, news agency ANP said.

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