The police seized not only cash but also stacks of T-shirts, shoes and bags from an Antwerp drug gang, which was sentenced to 10 years in prison this week. The gang earned 17 million euros from cocaine smuggling. With the proceeds, the gang leaders, Antwerp residents of Moroccan descent, bought wardrobes full of branded items. The Netherlands has a name for this phenomenon: ‘Mocromode’.
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‘Mocromode’: why Antwerp drug criminals are crazy about Rolex, Armani and Louis Vuitton
