Nine suspects held after drug raids in three Rotterdam neighbourhoods
Police raid teams entered eleven addresses in Rotterdam on 9 November 2026 in a narcotics investigation led by the Public Prosecution Service, seizing drugs, cash and cars; nine men, aged 27 to 40, were arrested and their pre-trial detention extended by fourteen days.
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Police arrested nine suspects in a narcotics investigation; drugs and large
amounts of cash were also found.[1]Police arrest teams entered eleven
addresses in Rotterdam on Monday 9 November 2026, searching homes and business
buildings in Crooswijk, Ommoord and Delfshaven, as part of a large-scale
investigation into narcotics. Drugs, large sums of cash and several cars were
seized.[1]
Nine men, aged 27 to 40, were arrested: eight from Rotterdam and one from The
Hague. All are suspected of participating in a criminal organization dedicated
to committing drug offenses; three are additionally suspected of money
laundering. All nine remain in custody and were brought before the investigating
judge.[1]The investigation is led by the Public Prosecution Service (Openbaar
Ministerie), and police do not rule out further arrests.[1]
On Thursday 12 November 2026 the investigating judge of the Rotterdam district
court extended the nine suspects’ pre-trial detention by fourteen days.[2]
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The type of drugs seized and the amount of cash are not disclosed; according to RTV Rijnmond, no one knew which drugs were involved.
The exact number of cars seized is not stated.
All suspects are held in full restraint (beperkingen), meaning they are only allowed contact with their lawyer.
It is not yet known what charges the Public Prosecution Service will bring against the nine men.
No photo of the raid or the seized items was published; the police news page uses a stock image of an arrestatieteam.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in NOS: Police did not say what kind of drugs were seized or how much cash was found; according to Rijnmond it is not known which drugs were involved.
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