This is Why Belgium is the Riviera of Organized Crime
Simon Whistler • December 15, 2025
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How Belgium became Europe’s cocaine gateway: Antwerp’s ports, political paralysis, violent gangs, and global cartels turning an unlikely EU hub into a rising narco-state with consequences for all of Europe.