The mayor of Amsterdam, Femke Halsema, is calling for regulation of the sale and consumption of cocaine in the city. This is intended to prevent criminal drug trafficking, which generates "billions in profits" every year.
In Amsterdam, 80 percent of police activities are currently dedicated to combating drug-related crime. The mayor of Rotterdam, Ahmed Aboutaleb, is also critical of the project. He appealed to consumers, saying that any consumption of Cocaine helps criminal gangs. "I think some drugs are dangerous. And I also think it's wise to reduce drug use. But I also notice that the way we do it doesn't help," says Halsema. The Netherlands has been fighting the illegal drug environment for a long time and is now calling for a change in policy. It is currently one of the most important transshipment points in Europe. There has been a desperate fight against criminal gangs in the Netherlands for a short time, and the war on drugs does nothing to counteract the underworld.