Large-scale police action at Kortrijk station

In total, about 1,500 people were checked. Of these, 80 people underwent thorough screening after they were identified by the drug dog or behaved suspiciously.

25 people had drugs in their pockets. Six of these had more than the user quantity and a procedure for an immediate amicable settlement was started for them.

It also turned out that six people were staying illegally in the country, four people were in possession of a prohibited weapon and one suspected person was found. Drugs were also found twice on the ground, most likely quickly thrown away upon seeing law enforcement. “This large-scale operation went very smoothly and without incident,” the police said.

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