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672kg Cocaine Shipment Intercepted at Antwerp Port, Five People Arrested

Five individuals have been arrested over the weekend in connection with the importation of a large cocaine shipment through the Port of Antwerp. The suspects were involved in smuggling 672 kilograms of cocaine, which was discovered in a container of coffee beans.

On Friday, authorities intercepted the shipment, which contained the drugs wrapped in sports bags covered in foil. The cocaine had arrived in a container from Colombia. According to the Antwerp public prosecutor’s office, the discovery was part of a broader investigation.

Kato Belmans, spokesperson for the prosecutor’s office, explained that the operation was linked to a separate ongoing investigation. In June, police carried out several house searches, which led to additional information about a 29-year-old man. This prompted the Antwerp police to open a new investigation into a criminal network allegedly organizing the cocaine shipment.

On Friday, law enforcement intercepted the drugs near the Mulhouselaan and Vosseschijnstraat in the Port of Antwerp, arresting four men at the scene. A fifth suspect was apprehended in the following phase of the operation. The 29-year-old man at the center of the investigation has been identified as Sasha ‘Falbo’ V.d.W., a well-known member of the hardcore supporter group of R. Antwerp F.C. He is also a suspect in a major drug case in Limburg, known as the Costa investigation.

The five suspects—four Belgians and one Albanian, aged 21, 24, 29, 35, and 37—were presented before an investigating judge on Saturday, who decided to keep them in custody on suspicion of drug trafficking in association. They will appear before a court on Thursday, which will determine their continued detention.

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