About thirty firearms including 21 Kalashnikov-type rifles were seized by the Belgian police during an investigation triggered by a double arrest at a toll in northern France, the Antwerp prosecutor's office announced on Tuesday, October 21. (North).
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During this arrest, on October 5, two French people were found in possession of a sports bag containing "
four Kalashnikovs, a firearm, four magazines and 250 cartridges,
" said a statement.
An investigation was opened in France, in which quickly appeared "
a clear link
" with Belgium and the crime that is rife in the region of Antwerp.
Three searches carried out in Ravels (North) and in the Antwerp district of Borgerhout allowed Belgian investigators to discover an impressive arsenal.
In addition to around thirty firearms, with around fifteen magazines, including Kalashnikovs, the federal police got their hands on "
documents with chemical formulas and container numbers
", cocaine and nearly 150,000 euros in cash, again indicates the parquet.
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In addition, a 38-year-old woman and a 42-year-old man, both of Dutch nationality, were arrested in this investigation for "
criminal conspiracy, violation of the law on weapons and drugs and money laundering
" .
Three weeks ago, the head of the Belgian federal prosecutor's office Frédéric Van Leeuw sounded the alarm on the importance of crime linked to cocaine trafficking via the port of Antwerp, the main gateway to Europe for this drug. .
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