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This is the first time that the bar of 100 tonnes of cocaine seized has been exceeded.
Nearly 110 tonnes of cocaine were seized by Belgian authorities in 2022, in the port of Antwerp, the first gateway to Europe for this drug shipped from Latin America, a new record, Belgian customs announced on Tuesday. .
This is the first time that the 100 ton mark has been exceeded. Seizures amounted to 89.5 tons the previous year. In Rotterdam (Netherlands), interceptions for this same drug fell to 52.5 tonnes compared to around 70 in 2021, it was specified during a press conference associating the two neighboring countries in Beveren (Belgium). ), near Antwerp.
