2023-10-29 13:02:33
Since the implementation of the ban on going to ports in 2021, the measure has been applied 86 times, indicated the office of the Minister of Justice, Paul Van Tigchelt, who shared the figure with the channel. Antwerp television ATV.
A person convicted of drug-related offenses may be banned from entering a port for several years, up to 20 years. The measure was introduced under Vincent Van Quickenborne, the predecessor of Paul Van Tigchelt (both Open Vld), as part of a broader package of measures to combat international cocaine trafficking from the port of Antwerp. According to the minister’s office, the measure is “very effective in combating drug-related crime“.
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