Belgian Interior Minister Bernard Quinin participated within the each day inspections of the Maritime Police Forces of Antwerp, who’re chargeable for the protection and security of the Port of Antwerp.
Belgium is strengthening the maritime police forces within the port of Antwerp to fight rising drug violence.
As he attended the each day inspections of the Maritime Police Forces of Antwerp, the Belgian Interior Minister Bernard Quintin confirmed the hiring of 100 extra folks. “” They at present have 212 folks and can improve to 333. So, a couple of hundred extra folks, “mentioned the inside minister.
The combat in opposition to drug violence begins within the port of Antwerp. More than 7,000 folks have been checked within the port final yr. 51 suspicions have already been arrested this yr, principally so -called “drug collectors”.
Fighting drug violence is a key objective of the brand new Belgian authorities below Prime Minister Bart De Wever. These efforts have been accelerated after the capital of the nation Brussels has seen a wave of violence linked to medicine in latest weeks.
Six shootings occurred across the Clemenceau metro station within the Anderlecht space over two weeks, killing two folks.
The Minister of Quintin and Justice Annelies Verlinden held an emergency interviews on Monday to debate the query of the violence linked to medicine. The measures embody the strengthening of the police forces in Brussels and Antwerp.
