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Australia’s border force is struggling to contain the flow of drugs into the country as violent drug cartels go to extreme lengths to evade authorities.
Ten customs officers have been fired for colluding with drug criminals over the past four years, EenVandaag reported on Monday based on data from the Customs service. The tracking of dismissals due to severe drug-related offenses began in 2019. Since then, six officials from the Rotterdam Port Customs have been let go. Two were dismissed from Customs Breda, responsible for operations at ports including Vlissingen. Corrupt employees have also been removed from both Customs Amsterdam and Customs Schiphol Cargo.
Customs officers netted 48 tonnes of cocaine arriving in NL last year Cocaine seized in Rotterdam. Photo: Public Prosecution Department Customs officers in the Netherlands and abroad prevented over 115,000 kilos of cocaine from reaching the country in 2020, the customs office has said. Dutch customs officers impounded some 48,000 kilos of cocaine in the ports and at Schiphol airport, a rise of 24% compared to last year. International partner organisations intercepted another 67,000 kilos destined for the Netherlands. Thousands of parcels and 3,000 letters sent from the Netherlands containing...