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An investigation into the proliferation of stores selling trinkets to tourists in Amsterdam found that many of them may be linked to the criminal underworld. The shops are often located in storefronts that can command some of the highest rental prices in the city. Police, prosecutors, and tax officials joined up for their first-ever investigation into how this is possible, according to a report published in Parool on Saturday.

Seven souvenir and tobacco shops in Amsterdam's city center were ordered to close on accusations that they were illegally dealing in soft drugs, the municipality announced in a press release issued on Thursday. An investigation by the police uncovered that these stores possessed a significant quantity of hemp joints. The sale of such products is only allowed in coffeeshops under strict health and safety regulations, the city claimed. The affected stores are all city center locations, and are situated on Dam Square, Damrak, Damstraat, Rokin, and Singel.