Dutch cafe was a front for international drug smuggling operations
SHARE Despite the sign over the door and the tables on the pavement, there was no welcome smile or frothy cappuccino for passers-by at Cafe de Ketel in Rotterdam. Despite its innocent appearance, the cafe's doors opened on to an operations centre for global drug deals - if you were able to get through them. Customers were by invitation only and they had to negotiate the security cameras and the buzzer system before they were allowed inside. Police believe that traffickers from South America, the UK, Netherlands and Spain met there to discuss their plans until it was raided by police in 2013.