07 Aug 2026Seizure
Dutch customs finds 800 kg of cocaine on cargo ship en route to Antwerp
Antwerpencocaine800 kg
Region dossier
Port of Antwerp
Europe's cocaine gate
The Port of Antwerp is the single largest cocaine entry point in Europe. Container volume, corrupted dock workers and 'uithalers' keep the flow running even as record tonnages are intercepted. Everything logged here — seizures, labs, arrests, port-linked violence — is tied to the Antwerp dock complex and the city around it.
Incidents
12
Intercepted
24.3 t
Street value
€ 743.6 m
Arrests
60
Labs dismantled
0
Map
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Split per drug
by intercepted weightMonthly volume
kg per drug typePer year
intercepted weightHotspots
top locations- Port of Antwerp14 t4×
- Haven van Antwerpen, Belgium5.8 t3×
- Wuustwezel1.7 t1×
- Antwerpen1.6 t2×
- Antwerpen, Belgium1.2 t1×
- Boom0 kg1×
Case log
12 incidents07 Aug 2026Seizure
Dutch customs discovers 800 kg of cocaine in container destined for Antwerp port
Antwerpencocaine800 kg
28 Jul 2026Eventverified
Tomorrowland: 403 users caught, 32 dealers arrested
Boommixed€ 104,100 32
16 Jul 2026SeizureMega seizureverified
6.8 tonnes of cocaine intercepted at quay 1742
Port of Antwerpcocaine6.8 t€ 476 m 9
10 Jul 2026SeizureMega seizureverified
1.7 tonnes of cocaine in Wuustwezel warehouse
Wuustwezelcocaine1.7 t€ 117.7 m 7
06 Jul 2026SeizureMega seizureverified
2.1 tonnes of cocaine in banana shipment from Ecuador
Port of Antwerpcocaine2.1 t€ 149.8 m
23 Apr 2026ArrestMega seizure
Five suspects arrested for smuggling 3.3 tonnes of cocaine via Port of Antwerp
Port of Antwerpcocaine3.3 t 5
07 Apr 2026Seizure
Large drug seizure among bananas: customs intercepts 60 kilograms of cocaine from Peru in Port of Antwerp
Haven van Antwerpen, Belgiumcocaine60 kg
11 Feb 2026SeizureMega seizure
Customs intercepts over 1.8 tonnes of cocaine in Port of Antwerp
Port of Antwerpcocaine1.8 t
08 Jan 2026Seizure
Major batch of cocaine intercepted in Antwerp port
Haven van Antwerpen, Belgiumcocaine
07 Jan 2026SeizureMega seizure
Belgian customs intercepts over 5.7 tonnes of cocaine in Port of Antwerp
Haven van Antwerpen, Belgiumcocaine5.7 t
28 Nov 2025Court caseMega seizure
Seven men convicted for importing over 1,200 kg of cocaine via Antwerp port
Antwerpen, Belgiumcocaine1.2 t 7