"The operation dismantled 24 industrial-scale labs and seized about 1,000 tonnes of chemicals, imported legally from China and India, used to make street drugs such as MDMA, amphetamine and meth, according to news agency AFP. Andy Kraag, head of Europol's European Serious Organised Crime Centre, which coordinated police actions across borders, said the operation had dealt a massive blow to organised crime groups involved in drug trafficking."
"The yearlong operation involved police from Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Spain. Among those arrested were two suspected ringleaders, both from Poland, Kraag said. Laboratories and drug production lines were located in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands and Poland, which served as the logistical hub. The majority of those arrested were from Poland, but Belgian and Dutch nationals are also thought to have been involved."
Police across multiple EU countries seized more than 9.3 tonnes of narcotics and arrested over 100 suspects in a yearlong operation targeting a Central European criminal network. Investigators dismantled 24 industrial-scale laboratories and confiscated about 1,000 tonnes of chemicals imported from China and India that were used to manufacture MDMA, amphetamine and meth. The operation involved police from Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Spain, with Poland serving as the logistical hub. Two suspected ringleaders from Poland were arrested. Investigators uncovered a supply chain that legally imported chemicals which were then repackaged, mislabeled and redistributed across the EU. The action targeted the supply chain to disrupt synthetic drug production and distribution.
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