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The murder of a prominent lawyer, was a shock for the Netherlands and raised questions about the drug trade, and Society

"We definitely have the characteristics of a narco-state," reveals Jan Struijs, Chairman of the Netherlands ' largest Police union.

"'re not Sure, we are in Mexico. We don't have 14,400 murders. But if you look at the infrastructure, the big money is earned, the organized crime, the parallel economy. Yes, we have a narco-state. "

His words echo in a Society has been shaken by a murder, went far beyond the air bubble in The Criminal Underworld .

The fatal shot from Derk Wiersum is a common misconception here: that the drug cartels only kill their own. A 44-year-old father of two, he was shot and killed in front of his wife outside her apartment in Amsterdam in September.

'This should scare us'Wiersum was The Lawyer for a crown witness for the prosecution, Nabil B, which had a supergrass in a case against two in the Netherlands, most-wanted suspects.

The shots in bright daylight in the quiet suburb was considered an attack on civil Society , democracy and the rule of Law .

After the murder of Derk Wiersum, a survey suggested that almost six out of 10 Dutch people believed that their country was a narco-state, "This is supposed to scare us," warned Prosecutor Fred Westerbeke. "We need to continue to be important witnesses, otherwise we will not come further. "

Suddenly, the fear of drug users, " Paradise turns into a Paradise for drug-related crime and undermine the economy, he broke into the open.

"A couple of incidents were in The Last few years, as a sign on The Wall ," explains Wouter Laumans, whose bestseller, Mocro Mafia, is a story charting The Rise of a new generation of criminals in Amsterdam.

"The signs were there that it flows through from the under world to the Upper World , and now, what happened. "

Laumans lists a series of incidents, which killed as proof of the escalating brutality:

The murder of two boys, one of Kalashnikov fire in December 2012 marked a major escalation in the Netherlands, "the problem of crime, What is the "Mocro-Mafia'? "It's street slang. Young Moroccans call each other 'Mocro'," says Laumans, who wrote the book with Marijn Schrijver.

"We came up with Mocro Mafia to encapsulate what the book was. Now I see, you use it was reported in the Police . But it's not just Moroccans. It is the Growing Up in areas of comes to boys, in Amsterdam, where tourists never go.

"It's the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh is not canals. It is the residential settlements. You do not have the same opportunities. You are ambitious, you are on the search for a career in The World . "

Organised crime 'decay of Society 'Even before Wiersum is murder, a report commissioned by The Mayor of Amsterdam in August, described the capital as "Walhalla drug criminals".

The Netherlands was not yet a narco-state, but was in danger, to one who warned the Minister of justice Ferd grabber house.

Without specific intervention, he said, "you will be a minister, standing here in the dark glasses, but that someone simply democratic accountability".

"We knew it would come," Jan Struijs told me. "Lawyers, mayors, Police Officers - we have all been threatened by organized crime. All of the alarms sound, but the politicians have been naive. Now, it is the rotting of the concrete of our Society . "

Police issued images of the suspected killer of Reduan B, the brother of a key witness, the before and After The Attack , A few days later, a Dutch lawyer, Philippe Zhol, was shot in the leg in a drive-by shooting, while out walking with his dog near his home across The Border in Germany.

A survey suggested 59% of people believed that in the Netherlands, a narco-state, in other words, was now a country whose economy is dependent on trade with illegal drugs.

It strikes me as ironic that in a bureaucratic nation, it sends a dog tax reminder or fine for an overdue Parking payment in a flash, Gangster stay in the large and gangland shootings erupt on a regular basis.

arrest in the Netherlands, The Most wanted, then came a high-profile arrest in The Gulf This Week .

Ridouan birth was entering Dubai on a Fake Id and held in the framework of an international arrest warrant on suspicion of multiple murder and drugs.

Described by the Police as one of The World 's "most dangerous men", the year is 41-in suspicion of ordering a series of "liquidations", including the murder of Derk Wiersum.

Dutch Police and the EU Police authority Europol had the image of Ridouan birth put out Dutch prosecutors immediately sought his extradition, to be flown in front of a big gangland process in March 2020, and he has been to the Netherlands late on Wednesday evening.

"Marengo" case involves five murders and a series of attempted murders, including the brother of the informant Nabil B.

Ridouan birth is believed to be in Dubai lives with his wife and six children.

Dutch Police say his arrest was followed by Intensive international cooperation rather than a tip-off. Hundreds of detectives were involved, and Police chief Erik Akerboom , said the arrest was "of great importance for the Netherlands".

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"birth, and his minions, the rule of Law threaten. It is very important for us as Police . to get rid of threats," he said.

The Following day, six people were Laundry picked up in the Netherlands on suspicion of money and the possession of drugs and weapons.

During the arrest of Ridouan birth is a success for the Dutch Law enforcement authorities, Wouter Laumans doubt it'll kick discourage Young People from aspiring to follow in his footsteps to.

"It's about opportunities in the company. You are no different than bankers or journalists, you want to make money. If you are not a good football player or not, The Brains , to fight for themselves, The World , that is your means. It is not only a drug problem, it is a social problem. "

How big is the Dutch drug problem? The Netherlands has in mind the perfect environment for the drug created to flourish trade.

With its extensive transport network, its strict drug laws and penalties, and its proximity to A Number of lucrative markets, it is obvious to Flow a hub for the global drug.

Over Three Days This Week , customs officials 1,457 kg of cocaine intercepted in the port of Rotterdam, the Renowned writer Roberto Saviano , the chronicle of the organized crime world of Naples-the Camorra network, believes that the mafia's influence in Amsterdam is even worse.

"There are clans from all over The World because the Netherlands is one of The Most important transit ports. You know who controls the Netherlands is one of the arteries of the global drug market," he told the Volkskrant.

billions and billions of Euro to be earned on The Black market. Synthetic drugs with a street value of 18€. 9bn (£about 16 billion euros; $22bn) had been produced in the Netherlands in the year 2017.

Soft drugs imported from Colombia and North Africa for 30 years. Today, a significant portion of synthetic drugs - Mdma , LSD, amphetamines, GHB and crystal Meth are produced in the Netherlands. In fact, the country is as a world leader.

In August 2017, this game of thousands of ecstasy pills appearance by Donald Trump , the face was intercepted by the Police in the German city of Osnabrück, Germany-Police -union-chief Jan Struijs underlines the speed with which these drugs are transported around the globe.

"it was The Day Donald Trump President, The First striking orange 'Trumpies' ecstasy tablets were found in Schiphol; 24 hours later, on sale in Australia.

"There are a lot of Mexicans to produce help crystal Meth in the Netherlands. You see, a cocaine-dump in Venezuela and Suriname, you'll see very low prices in Amsterdam, Liverpool and Manchester. Every ounce you buy goes to organised crime and the financing of these drug cartels. "

Where the Netherlands fits on the drug mapSouth American Drug Lords , started by the the shipping to West Africa . The drug then went North on old smuggling lines from Morocco, and the young Moroccans, whose parents had the Netherlands moved still family connections and routes had to open up.

This is how the Police claims that Ridouan birth, made his fortune. He inherited or "control" in the smuggling line, and sat in movement of cocaine instead of Cannabis generates more money, and violence.

While leaders often operate on an International basis, the Police fear, you are able to check with the domestic influence, contract Killer, are getting younger and younger.

"Police understand, but do not have the means to intervene," not twitching, Jan Struijs, "It is only the budget cuts. Youth prevention teams gone. So Young People , the under-the-radar are. Then suddenly we see them, to help in the event of liquidations. "

But that means that the Netherlands turned into a narco-state?

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Source of news: bbc.com