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It's common practice of journalists in The Netherlands to not publish family names of suspects in the media. There are exceptions for 'famous' criminals. So it
by rambambram 3y ago
It's common practice of journalists in The Netherlands to not publish family names of suspects in the media. There are exceptions for 'famous' criminals. So it was striking for me to read full names in the article.
If you're into 'real crime' and all this cocaine smuggling and all the accompanying banditry is of interest to you, I can recommend some channels on Youtube. Just search for 'Holland Crime Boulevard' or 'mocro mafia', etc.
There has been an ongoing feud since 2012 over a missing shipment of 200kg cocaine with a lot of murders. Even murders of the family of a crown witness, lawyer and a famous crime journalist. Pretty recently there was a discovery of underground containers setup to torture people. Ridouan Taghi and his organisation worked together with Italian and Irish mobsters. Well, I wasn't there, but that's what the media portrays. Also, this is probably not one group, but there were all kinds of groups working together once in a while.
- comprev 3y agoGroups working together is fairly common. The importers handle logistics into the country. Another group handles distribution within a country. Others may handle distribution within towns/cities. They all have a mutual benefit of clear division of responsibilities in the journey - and thus will reduce the inter-group feuds from trying to branch out. The underground market can be incredibly efficient.