Customs officer about fear of drug gangs: ‘Someone’s grandchildren were even threatened’

“We have to fear death without a weapon. And our bosses? They are happy that we are finding more drugs. A limit has been reached.” The work of customs officers in the port of Antwerp is becoming increasingly dangerous. They are concerned about their safety after two colleagues were robbed and threatened with knives. “It’s sad to say, but we are waiting for someone to die,” one of them testifies.

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