12 Jan 2026Court caseMega seizure
Prison sentences of up to 4 years for importing nearly 5 tonnes of cocaine in Zeebrugge port
Zeebrugge, Belgiumcocaine5 t
Region dossier
Belgian Coast & Zeebrugge
Ro-ro to the UK
Zeebrugge and Ostend are the UK-facing valve: roll-on/roll-off freight, ferries and fishing quays. Cocaine and cannabis leave here for Britain; the coastal strip from Knokke to De Panne doubles as a laundering and nightlife market.
Incidents
9
Intercepted
6 t
Street value
€ 0
Arrests
12
Labs dismantled
0
Map
Belgian Coast & ZeebruggeLoading map…
Split per drug
by intercepted weightMonthly volume
kg per drug typePer year
intercepted weightHotspots
top locations- Zeebrugge, Belgium6 t7×
- Blankenberge, Belgium0 kg1×
- Zeebrugge0 kg1×
Case log
9 incidents29 Dec 2025Arrest
Two young men arrested attempting to smuggle drugs out of Zeebrugge port
Zeebrugge, Belgiumunknown 2
27 Dec 2025Arrest
Two suspected drug extractors arrested in port of Zeebrugge
Zeebrugge, Belgiumunknown 2
08 Dec 2025Court case
Five-year sentence demanded for largest drug bust ever in Zeebrugge port
Zeebrugge, Belgiumunknown
02 Jul 2025Seizure
Customs finds 647 kg of cocaine on tanker in Zeebrugge
Zeebrugge, Belgiumcocaine647 kg
25 Jun 2025Seizure
Customs discovers hundreds of kilos of drugs on oil tanker in Zeebrugge
Zeebrugge, Belgiumunknown
24 Jun 2025Arrest
Eight arrests in Blankenberge lead to discovery of hundreds of kilos of drugs on tanker in Zeebrugge
Blankenberge, Belgiumunknown 8
30 May 2025Seizure
Customs finds 400 kg of drugs in false ceiling of truck in Zeebrugge
Zeebrugge, Belgiumunknown400 kg
12 Nov 2020Event
Customs inspected 366 containers for drugs in Zeebrugge so far this year
Zeebruggeunknown