A shipment of cocaine worth over a hundred million euros was discovered at the Rotterdam port on Wednesday night. Customs officials found 1,400 kilograms of the drug hidden in a sea container loaded with cocoa. The shipment originated in Colombia. “The cargo was destined for a company in France,” said the Rotterdam office of the [&helli
EU asked to ban cash payments of over €5,000 in money laundering fight
The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy and Spain together petitioned the European Commission to limit the amount you can pay in cash within the European Union to 5 thousand euros. They also asked that the 500 euro note be taken out of circulation, caretaker Finance Minister Wopke Hoekstra said in a letter to parliament, NOS reports. […]
Over €300 million in cocaine found in sea container from Suriname
A team of Customs investigators found 4,022 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a shipment of wood that originated in Suriname. The drugs were valued at 301 million euros, the Public Prosecution Service (OM) said. The discovery was made at the Port of Rotterdam between Thursday night and Friday morning. The sea container with the shipment […]