Authorities had intercepted messages from notorious drug trafficker Tom Michielsen, which suggested that a customs officer had been bribed to allow a drug-laden container to pass through the port undetected
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 operation, which resulted in the confiscation of significant amounts of drugs and the disruption of an international trafficking network, underscores the growing challenges faced by law enforcement in combating organized crime
