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Off-duty Italian Carabinieri discover statue stolen from Rome in Brussels
During an off-duty walk in Brussels, two Italian carabinieri noticed a suspicious statue in a store.
The two officers work for the Carabinieri's archaeological division and came across the statue in...
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Belgium Police seize 28 tons of cocaine after accessing encrypted communications
Police in Belgium has seized 28 tons of cocaine worth 1.4 billion euros in street value after encrypting a phone network used by criminals.
This is barely after six weeks after police made a recor...
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EU authorities make record cocaine bust in Germany and Belgium
Over 23 metric tons of cocaine, with a street sale value in the billions of euros, has been seized by German and Belgium authorities. An international operation uncovered the find now dubbed as ‘...
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Brussels launched a safety campaign against theft at the end of May. The campaign is in several languages and is aimed at ex-pats and tourists.
It gives tips about how to avoid pick pockets, car th...
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A study by the interior ministry has found that theft, car crime and the threat of violence are the crimes experienced most frequently by Brussels residents. The security monitor, conducted by the Fed...
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Domestic violence on the rise in Brussels
There was a seven per cent drop in overall crime in 2009 in the northern Brussels zone, according to recent figures released by police authorities.
However incidences of neighbourhood disputes, do...
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Crime in Brussels threatens ex-pats
European parliamentary representatives and EU civil servants no longer feel safe in Brussels, says Belgian daily Le Soir. The Belgian capital, especially the area most frequented by the thousands of e...
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Brussels juvenile prisons overflowing.
Brussels authorities have decided to re-open and renovate the old jails at Tongeren and Saint-Hubert for young offenders. The decision follows the release of 15 juvenile offenders for lack of prison a...
