Jan Struijs, president of the Dutch police union, says the Netherlands, often praised by left-liberals for its drug decriminalisation policies, is now a “narco-state 2.0” where criminal dealers compete with the official Dutch economy.
Mark Rutte has been given extra security after threats of potential kidnapping or an attack have surfaced from organised criminal gangs.
Dutch veteran crime journalist Peter R. de Vries died on Thursday, just over a week after he was shot point-blank on the streets of Amsterdam. De Vries, 64, passed away Thursday after fighting for his life for just over a week
Dutch lawyer Derk Wiersum was shot dead on the streets of Amsterdam this week, with some believing the shooting was tied to a major Moroccan mafia drug case.
