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Belgium: "Undercover" op in Holland

01 May 1996

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The Belgian judicial police have been carrying out undercover operations in the Netherlands. This was revealed in the annual report of a Dutch regional police force. This operation is the first time in the history of the Belgian judicial police that they have operated outside their own borders. The extent of Belgian involvement in another country was revealed following a case in which the organised crime squad of the South Limburg police force investigated a Ecstasy laboratory operating in the region. In the course of the inquiry Belgian police from Tongeren became involved who in turn brought in specialised help from Brussels. When asked about this the Chief Commissioner of the judicial police, Christian De Vroom, described the operation as "highly confidential". He did however say that the Belgian judicial police often cooperated with police from other EU member-states, although he could not reveal which ones. De Vroom also refused to confirm whether this was the first time that Belgian judicial police had operated outside Belgium. Tongeren police were more forthcoming, revealing that this was indeed the first such operation. According to a spokesperson, the cooperation had been "extremely easy" because of the regular contact that has already been established between regional police forces in The Netherlands and Belgium. De Standaard, 12.3.96.

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