 | The scale of drug smuggling at the port of Antwerp – through which half of Europe’s supply reportedly passes – is vast. In 2013, police in Antwerp intercepted more than 4,000kg of cocaine. Last year that figure was 39 tonnes, worth more than €1.5bn. Antwerp’s emergence as a main drug route is linked to a recent huge jump in the production of cocaine, as well as the ease of shipping it in cargo containers. |  |
In the last six months authorities intercepted 21.7 tons of cocaine. More than 3.5 tons of heroin has been found. For all 2017 the figure was 1.1 tons. |
