Dutch customs intercepted 27,000 letters containing drugs last year
Dutch customs intercepted 27,000 letters containing drugs last year
Dutch customs officials intercepted some 27,000 letters containing illegal drugs last year, with ecstasy and MDMA shipments to the US and Australia heading the list. The 2022 figure is a sharp rise on 2021, when officials confiscated 15,000 items of post containing drugs. In 2020, the figure was 4,000. The increase, customs officials say, is down to more intensive controls. The Netherlands has come under pressure from abroad to check more post for illegal substances, particularly by the US and... More >