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Police officers seized 2,989 packets of imported and untaxed cigarettes in a targeted raid in Schaerbeek on 3 October.
Six people have been arrested and more than 110 weapons were seized in a major investigation into a criminal organisation involved in arms trafficking, the Brussels federal police has announced.
Police made 333 arrests in the vicinity of Brussels-North station during July and August, including 159 administrative arrests and 174 judicial arrests for various crimes.
The number of residential burglaries in the Brussels region fell by 6.7% in 2023 compared to 2022, but the riskiest month for break-ins has only just begun.
Belgian train operator SNCB has announced that a location for the long-promised police station at Brussels-Midi station, which should be ready “by the end of the summer”.
A nationwide anti-terrorism police operation involved 14 house searches across the country on Thursday and resulted in seven arrests, according to the federal public prosecutor's office.
Some 3.3 million illegal cigarettes have been discovered in a Hasselt warehouse during a local police operation, reports RTBF.
Some 545kg of crystal meth – also known as methamphetamine or speed – was found hidden in a shipping container coming from the United States, announced Brussels’ federal judicial police.
A precious Chinese imperial wine vase stolen in April has been recovered, the Royal Museum of Mariemont has announced.
