A large part of the drugs that end up in Danish homes originate from the Netherlands: Policeman Freek has three suggestions as to why

2024-01-12 07:18:00

Time and again, the Netherlands is mentioned as the origin of the drug in the major Danish cases. The newspaper has been taken there, and here the local police tell us about three reasons why the drugs’ journey to Denmark so often begins in the Netherlands.

Nicole Leicht Oszadlik [email protected] and Mia Staal Pedersen [email protected]

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• Policeman Freek Pecht is called the amphetamine expert by some colleagues because he has worked extensively with unraveling amphetamine laboratories in the south of the Netherlands. Photo: Jacob Schultz

• A large part of the amphetamine is produced on country properties, where criminals squeeze in. Photo: Jacob Schultz

• In 2018, it was estimated that 18.9 billion euros – i.e. 140.9 billion kroner – of amphetamine was produced and exported in a single year in the Netherlands. Photo: Jacob Schultz

• Rotterdam is home to one of Europe’s largest ports, and it is here, among other things, that large quantities of cocaine are smuggled into the Netherlands. Photo: Jacob Schultz