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with cocaine across the atlantic to spain. we discover how cocaine users are finding it easier than ever to feed their habit. authorities across the continent face an almighty struggle. we'll never win this battle. go, go, go, go, go, go, go. we're at the port of antwerp, in belgium. this place is said to be the number one choice for cocaine smugglers trying to get their drugs into europe. antwerp port has grown massively over the decades. there are now 160 kilometres of quayside where ships can be unloaded. millions of containers arrive each year from around the world, and it's a sm...

This playground is now the site of a deadly puzzle. Its the retrieval phase listing, identifying who or what is left. Ukraine is certain this wasnt just an act of war, but a war crime. Translation after investigation we can say it was a deliberate attack on civilians. I cant tell how they choose the targets because i dont understand their logic. The kremlin says it always targets military sites. We saw no evidence suggesting that this was one. Heres whats left of the cafe. Its a deep wound, its a picture of finality. You see the shop next door has been blown through as well. Now, locals say hr...

This is the first submarine known to have been used to bring cocaine from south america to europe. it's home—made and it travelled 4,000 miles across the atlantic 0cean. the voyage in 2019 took 27 days and only ended when the three men on board tried to sink the vessel, but they'd been tracked and were arrested. the submarine, which is 20 metres long and made of carbon fibre, set off from brazil and first travelled along the amazon river. the captain they initially recruited took one look at it and said there's no way he'd be involved. he said it was like a suicide mission. head down inside ...

Still we seize more cocaine. does it feel like you're fighting an impossible battle? we will never win this battle. we do the best we can, and we will do every year better and better. around 2% of containers are physically checked. much of the goods are food, which will rot if not shifted quickly. more scanners are coming, but not fast enough. antwerp is now the number one port in europe for cocaine seizures, with the dutch city of rotterdam second. another entry point is galicia in spain, where traffickers are increasingly using another strategy. this is the first submarine known to have been...

We look into how can we work on that and make sure that you avoid this going forward. when it comes to the full systems over the atlantic 0cean, you will have very good, solid wind more or less all the time. if you get closer to the equator, you will have less wind, where you need to put in some other kind of energy. it could be a wind assist, where you take itjust to reduce the co2 emissions from the main engine. you also need a backup system in case you have no wind. taking new steps will be a challenge. the shipping industry has been going on for the last hundred years, basically. what we c...