The city that was once the muse of James Ensor and the refuge of Marvin Gaye is today in the spotlight by a wave of violence. While the construction cranes are hoisting new luxury apartments in the Oostendse Air and tourists marvel at the Belle époquebevels, rifles are sounded elsewhere and it buzzes with stories about drug gangs. What is going on in the “Queen of the Bath Cities”? We were looking for answers with well -known and unknown Oostdenaars.
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What’s going on in Ostend? “It’s fifteen guests. They sell cocaine, marijuana and a powder that has to go for coke”
Bytaketonews
Sep 13, 2025