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Airbnb-type short-term rentals are being used as stash houses by criminal gangs for money, drugs, weapons and people, Belgium’s lead official in charge of countering drugs has said.

A Michelin-starred chef has been spared jail after running over his British intern twice after a staff party.

Belgian national Othman El Ballouti, sanctioned by the U.S. for drug trafficking, was extradited from Dubai after years of investing in luxury real estate across the emirate.

More than 1,800 tonnes of drugs have been seized as organized crime penetrates major EU seaports, with Antwerp and Rotterdam at the center, raising increasing concerns about corruption among port staff, customs officials, and law enforcement.

Initially arrested in October 2023, the French national was scheduled for extradition soon after.

Sources have located Johannes Leijdekkers in the West African country since at least December 2022.

Mayor of Norwegian capital, Anne Lindboe, says drugs worth up to £570m have entered through the port

Two Bosnian-Americans accused of being “ringleaders” in a US$3.4-million biofuel fraud case should be released on bail set at 50,000 euro (US$54,245) each, a court in Antwerp ruled on Tuesday.