The police carry out since Wednesday in five European countries, including Belgium, a major operation against cannabis plantations. 63 people arrested, so this morning out of court source heard. The research is led by two examining magistrates in Tournai. Fifteen cannabis plantations are already rolled up.
In Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Italy and Great Britain were Wednesday from 6 in the morning, searches done, yesterday the whole day continued this afternoon to end. They came there at the request of Véronique Hanton, examining magistrate in Tournai. Given the size of the operation is assisted by magistrate Christine Dierick.
The aim of the operation was a series of cannabis plantations, to dismantle. The research was already in 2018 in Bergen opened and came in the hands of Hanton because they are at that moment of wait was.
The searches were by the judicial police of the countries concerned, with the support of Interpol and Greek and German police officers. In our country there were searches in Aalst, Affligem, Genk, Mons, Liège, Soumagne, Herstal, Juprelle and Tarcienne. Last night was a fifteen cannabis plantations discovered, and were more than 60 people arrested. This morning picked up the police additional suspects.
The suspects by the police, interrogated and will be in function for the examining magistrates, appear. Some of them would be up to the Albanian mafia. “This research endorses a polycriminele Albanian criminal organization, large-scale deals with cannabis, cocaïnetrafiek, prostitution, human trafficking and money laundering,” says the public prosecutor’s office to the VRT.
In Belgium, the Immigration service turned on. Last night was a dozen people in a closed shelter and placed with a view to their expulsion.