n Dubai, the Netherlands and Belgium, multiple suspects have been arrested for involvement in a violent conflict after the theft of 1400 kilos of cocaine in late August in the port of Antwerp. It concerns at least two Dutch people who were arrested in our country, and multiple Dutch suspects in Dubai. This is reported by Het Parool.

The theft of 1400 kilos of coke led to a series of violent incidents , including shootings, explosions at buildings, hostage-taking and assaults, in the Netherlands, Belgium and Dubai. The rip-off came to light because parts of the stolen batch came onto the market in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

The shipment was in a container on a truck that was cornered in the border region on August 29 by criminals disguised as police officers. According to insiders, the cargo belonged to two groups of notorious criminals in the Netherlands who operate from Dubai, plus Serbs, Albanians and Brazilians. One of the investors in the transport is said to be the family of Ridouan Taghi.

Vincenzo Musacchio: The ''mocro mafia'' is expanding in Europe
AMDuemila October 25, 2024
The criminologist's analysis on RaiNews.it on the crime that is conquering Northern Germany

“ In recent days, a debate has been reopened in the Netherlands on the dangerousness of the so-called 'mocro mafia', also prompted by the ongoing trial in which the defendants are leading figures in the criminal organization. Among the defendants is the undisputed mafia boss, Ridouan Taghi , forty-three years old, Dutch of Moroccan origin, arrested in Dubai in 2019 and now detained in the special prison of Nieuw Vosseveld in Vught. The defendants are accused of multiple crimes related to drug trafficking committed in Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, and Antwerp, in Belgium. All port sites where the hub for cargo arriving from South America and Africa takes place ”. The speaker is Professor Vincenzo Musacchio , criminologist and teacher of strategies for fighting transnational crime, in response to questions from RaiNews.it on the expansion of mafias in Europe. “ As far as Germany is concerned, the focus is undoubtedly on the Hamburg port district, another strategic crossroads for drug trafficking and trade in the European Union ,” he told journalist Pierluigi Mele .
“Mocro mafia” is a term coined by the Dutch media, he explained, and “ refers to several criminal gangs that have been active for decades, mainly in the Netherlands and Belgium .” “ The word ‘mocro’ comes from a Dutch term for people of Moroccan origin ,” he added . “However, native Dutch and other nationalities, including non-African ones, are also active in the criminal organization. This is one of the reasons why the term is misleading. There is also criticism that the term mafia could attribute to this organization a greater potential than it actually has. Analyzing the facts and especially the recent developments of this criminal organization, we realize instead that defining it as a mafia is not at all inappropriate .” The mocro-mafia rose to international prominence in 2021, when Dutch journalist Peter de Vries was killed in broad daylight in Amsterdam. This murder “ in addition to the link with the trial against Ridouan Taghi , is also connected to the blow inflicted on the mocro-mafia from an economic point of view ”. Now, Musacchio explained, the mocro-mafia is changing strategy, adopting a network structure and collaborating with other international mafias, including those that traffic “

German police use fake traffic lights for arrest | Satudarah leader also temporarily detained

In a spectacular police operation at the border by the German police, an unknown German suspect was arrested on Wednesday evening. Michel B., the 59-year-old co-founder of motorcycle club Satudarah, was also arrested during the operation. He was released a few hours later. This is reported by the newspaper Tubantia.

The lawyer of the two men, Karin Blonk, confirmed the arrests to the newspaper. Her clients were arrested on Wednesday around 17:30 after a remarkable police action. Two temporary traffic lights were set up in front of a German restaurant on the border between the Netherlands and Germany, on the so-called Knalhutteweg. Tubantia: 'When the police target approached the location, the traffic lights turned red. His vehicle stopped, after which the police immediately took aim at him and arrested him.'

The two detainees were blindfolded and held at gunpoint for twenty minutes on the sidewalk in front of the restaurant. They were then taken away in a police bus in the direction of the town of Ahaus, just across the border with Enschede. The traffic lights were then removed again.

Commando
According to the newspaper's sources, the arrest was made by a so-called Spezialeinsatzkommando, or SEK. This is a heavily armed arrest team comparable to the Dutch Special Intervention Service (DSI).

The identity of the detainee is unknown, and the facts for which he was arrested are also still unclear. The German police could not yet make any statements to Tubantia on Wednesday evening, and lawyer Blonk was not yet aware of a suspicion.

The briefly detained Michel B. and several co-suspects from the same city are suspected of smuggling thousands of kilos of cocaine from Brazil.

Early February of this year, the police arrested a large number of suspects in an investigation focused on arms and drug trafficking. Among them were people from the notorious R. family from Oss and also members of Satudarah.

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