Police officer Bart Vertessen and Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne pictured during a press moment of the cabinet of the minister of Justice and the federal police on the criminalization of hidden spaces in vehicles, in Gentbrugge, Ghent, Thursday 23 March 2023. In 2022, the Drugs section of the Central Directorate of the fight against serious and organized crime in Belgium discovered 95 hidden spaces in vehicles. This resulted in the seizure of, among other things, 1.7 million euros in cash, 1.8 tons of cocaine, weapons, mobile phones and other drugs, a record. In about 2 out of 3 obs

Police officer Bart Vertessen and Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne pictured during a press moment of the cabinet of the minister of Justice and the federal police on the criminalization of hidden spaces in vehicles, in Gentbrugge, Ghent, Thursday 23 March 2023. In 2022, the Drugs section of the Central Directorate of the fight against serious and organized crime in Belgium discovered 95 hidden spaces in vehicles. This resulted in the seizure of, among other things, 1.7 million euros in cash, 1.8 tons of cocaine, weapons, mobile phones and other drugs, a record. In about 2 out of 3 obs Stock Photo

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Police officer Bart Vertessen and Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne pictured during a press moment of the cabinet of the minister of Justice and the federal police on the criminalization of hidden spaces in vehicles, in Gentbrugge, Ghent, Thursday 23 March 2023. In 2022, the Drugs section of the Central Directorate of the fight against serious and organized crime in Belgium discovered 95 hidden spaces in vehicles. This resulted in the seizure of, among other things, 1.7 million euros in cash, 1.8 tons of cocaine, weapons, mobile phones and other drugs, a record. In about 2 out of 3 observations, the hidden spaces turned out to be empty. That while the occupants could be systematically linked to the criminal environment and no one had a credible reason to have such a hidden space. BELGA PHOTO JAMES ARTHUR GEKIERE

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