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| With record seizures of cocaine at Belgian ports, the country has become Europe’s cocaine-trafficking capital. As the flow of drugs increases, local authorities are struggling with corruption and violence. 00:00 - Antwerp: Europe’s cocaine trafficking capital 01:48 - How much cocaine gets seized? 03:18 - Why do traffickers choose the port of Antwerp? 05:54 - The entrepreneurial Balkan mafias 07:35 - How do cocaine mafias make a profit? 08:16 - Customs corruption 11:54 - How can Belgium halt its cocaine trade? 13:43 - Can legalising drugs help? Sign up to our daily newsletter to keep up to date: https://econ.st/3HKmuzH How much does cocaine cost around the world? https://econ.st/3DwCuVt Has the war on drugs failed? https://econ.st/3NsFdSZ How are Latin American politicians dealing with the war on drugs? https://econ.st/3OklHHv Why is European organised crime thriving? https://econ.st/3mT5iy8 Is drug trafficking to blame for violence in Latin America? https://econ.st/3tzk691 Watch our previous film about global cocaine trafficking: https://econ.st/3b40tzi |
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