{"id":267344,"date":"2025-08-02T15:05:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T14:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-belgium-became-a-hotspot-for-cocaine-trafficking-focus-on-europe\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T15:05:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T14:05:10","slug":"how-belgium-became-a-hotspot-for-cocaine-trafficking-focus-on-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-belgium-became-a-hotspot-for-cocaine-trafficking-focus-on-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"How Belgium became a hotspot for cocaine trafficking | Focus on Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/QrZu9eFEJIg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How Belgium became a hotspot for cocaine trafficking | Focus on Europe\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QrZu9eFEJIg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Belgium is a cocaine hub in Europe. The drug floods the continent through the port of Antwerp. Violence is also escalating in some districts of Brussels. Shootings and drug deals in plain sight are everyday occurrences for some people there.<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>#Belgium #Cocaine #DrugTrafficking<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belgium is a cocaine hub in Europe. The drug floods the continent through the port of Antwerp. Violence is also escalating in some districts of Brussels. 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