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Brussels. Drug trafficking can affect "anyone"

Observador28 August 2026 at 17:09

Brussels faces a growing drug trafficking problem that, according to authorities, can affect anyone in the city. Brussels Prosecutor Julien Moinil warned that this issue is taking on a very worrying dimension at present.

Julien Moinil, as Brussels prosecutor, made an appeal for the strengthening of resources to combat drug trafficking networks to be taken seriously by authorities and society.

The prosecutor highlighted the need to give priority attention to this issue, considering that the drug trafficking phenomenon represents a growing threat to the general population, not discriminating specific targets.

This warning comes in a context where Belgian authorities face significant challenges in combating drug trafficking, with criminal networks demonstrating increasing operational capacity in the Brussels region.

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