Belgian Federal Police
🇧🇪 Belgium · Police · 4 reports
- People arrested
- 497
- Cannabis seized
- 130.111 t
Totals of what these reports state; a report counts when a source it cites names the agency.
490 arrested as ATLAS NEXUS seizes 118.6 tonnes of cannabis
Operation ATLAS NEXUS, led by Belgium's Federal Police and co-coordinated by Frontex, EMPACT and CARICOM IMPACS across 34 countries, ended with more than 490 arrests and the seizure of 118.6 tonnes of cannabis among 156.9 tonnes of drugs. National operations included a record 104.96 tonnes of cannabis in Paraguay and 3.2 tonnes in Costa Rica.
Arrested 490Cannabis 118.6 tDriver held with 11 kg cannabis on E411 at Léglise
Belgian federal road police stopped a car on the E411 near Léglise heading toward Luxembourg and found 11 kg of cannabis in its boot. The driver was brought before an investigating judge and placed in pre-trial detention.
Arrested 1Cannabis 11 kgBrussels Encro trial: 119 convicted over cannabis and cocaine, up to 17 years
The Brussels criminal court convicted 119 people on 29 October 2024 in the Encro mega-trial over a cannabis and cocaine network dismantled in 2021-2022, with sentences from 14 months to 17 years. Cannabis plantations had been found in Belgian warehouses, but no weight was published for the cannabis.
Charged 119Prison 14 months to 17 years6 held as 11.5 tonnes of cannabis resin seized at Brussels market
Belgian federal police seized 11.5 tonnes of cannabis resin from a container at Brussels' Mabru wholesale food market on 18 May 2020. Six people were arrested and two were later charged with drug importation; prosecutors put the market value at about 114 million euros.
Arrested 6Charged 2Cannabis 11.5 t