Major raid. Reporter a team briefing. These Police Officers rely on leads from informers in the drug scene. Thats why they want to remain anonymous. The preparations make it clear this is no runofthemill mission. In a warehouse located in an officer rob de vrij knows about chemistry. This is, without a doubt, a major bust. How much do you think this would be worth on the black market . Rob the chemicals have a retail value of about 200,000 euros. On the black market, this is worth about two million. And once its been turned into amphetamine, it can bring in 50 million or 60 million euros. Reporter but getting the right dosage can be a problem the wrong combination can be deadly. But its possible to get pills analyzed before theyre popped. Charles dorpmans, himself a former drug addict, works for this stateoperated service. Its purpose is to monitor the drug market, warn users, and try to keep particularly harmful substances out of circulation. But dorpmans says their advice often goes
We spoke to two to find out more about the hurdles they face in acclimating to their new home. Habibe from afghanistan has a secret. I cant write my first or last name. Paiman also barely knows how to read and write. I went to school for two years. Then i worked as a hairdresser, and then i was a housewife. Habibe and paiman are among the female refugees who have an especially hard time integrating into life in germany. Paiman is a 23yearold iraqi kurd. She married at 14. Now she, her husband, and their three schoolage children are living in a refugee hostel in cologne. They mainly keep to themselves. I dont have any german friends. I only know one person, from spain. Id like to make german friends, but ive never had the chance. Habibe also has little contact with germans. Shes only got to know one german woman at the refugee hostel. Weve been friends with her for a year. When we have problems or get letters from the authorities, she helps us. Then we make an appointment, my daughter m
And now a former anticorruption investigator who was dismissed from his post after speaking out says hes received death threats. Our reporter has had the opportunity to meet with him. Reporter Jonathan Ferris is on his way to speak before a delegation of members of the european parliament. He wants to express his concern about whats happening in malta. Jonathan in malta nowadays, how it came to be is that there are two types of laws. Like, laws for gods, and laws for the common mortals. Reporter until her murder, journalist Daphne Caruana galizia exposed organized crime and corruption in her popular blog. She accused konrad mizzi, a minister, and keith schembri, the chief of staff to the Prime Minister, of establishing offshore shell companies. She used information leaked in the panama papers. Suspicious payments were made to both politicians allegedly, bribes. Caruana galizia also claimed that michelle muscat, wife of maltese Prime Minister joseph muscat, created an offshore Company C
The country has been rocked by thousands of stories of assault and harassment from women across industries, from arts and media, to politics and sports. Women like linnea, who with her huge social media following, hope that by confronting the issue, her country can move forward. Reporter 25yearold Linnea Claeson of sweden is in her element on the handball court. At practice, the professional player and her team function like a welloiled machine. Linnea has been playing handball since childhood. Now she plays in denmarks first division. Shes on backcourt offense and the key player on her team. But linnea is a fighter off the handball court, as well. To many, shes a hero in the fight against Sexual Harassment. And shes had more than her share of hurtful experiences on the internet. Linnea things like this have happened both to me and my girlfriends. Sexual innuendos on the internet, and offline, as well. Reporter over and over, shes received suggestive and degrading postings on her socia
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