Following a vote, several key stakeholders in medical and social drug addiction care will be included in the inquiry. The decision was made during a parliamentary session where MPs agreed to organize a joint meeting with the Health Committee in the coming weeks to discuss the growing crisis
Given the evidence, authorities proceeded to conduct a search of the boy’s residence, where they uncovered an additional €8,800 in cash. The police also confiscated his mobile phone as part of the investigation
The operation took place in Anderlecht’s Aumale district on Thursday, March 20, the Brussels Public Prosecutor’s Office announced on Friday. Authorities launched the operation as part of efforts to combat drug-related crimes in one of the city’s well-known hotspots for trafficking and nuisance activities
The arrest, conducted in collaboration with authorities from Belgium, Colombia, and the United Kingdom, also led to the detention of two other suspects. Namoussi, a resident of Genk, Belgium, was previously sentenced in absentia to seven years in prison for drug trafficking in 2021
Authorities believe the abduction was linked to a dispute over stolen drugs, though the suspects deny the allegations. The incident unfolded during the night of May 14-15 on Joseph Claes Street, when a witness alerted police after seeing a person being forcibly dragged into a vehicle
