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There has been movement and cries for help about criminal influence at the municipal level. With cases of criminals getting elected, or mayor's being threatened
by rocqua 6y ago
There has been movement and cries for help about criminal influence at the municipal level. With cases of criminals getting elected, or mayor's being threatened for taking action against criminals.
These have been listened to, and a campaign to undermine criminality by law enforcement has been setup with moderate success. The issue is known in government and action is being taken. At the same time, our value and expertise is largely in logistics. Government tries to balance economic interests against crime fighting.
Meanwhile we are a huge logistics hub with a relatively small police force (cause we are a small country). So it makes sense that we are attractive for criminals.
What worries me most is the port of Rotterdam. It is big, vital, and known to have quite a large criminal element embedded in the workforce. Fixing that whilst keeping the port operational is probably quite difficult.