Una sabi say Europe police don shake ground well well as dem bust big drug syndicate wey dey operate for many countries! This one na the biggest drug operation dem don do so far, and e don scatter organized crime as dem dismantle twenty-four large labs wey dey produce synthetic drugs like MDMA, amphetamine, and meth.
According to Andy Kraag wey dey lead Europol’s Serious Organised Crime Centre, dis operation no be small matter. E talk say, “I’ve been in this business for a while. This is by far the largest-ever operation we did against synthetic drug production and distribution.” E follow am waka say dis one na serious blow to the bad boys wey dey traffic drugs for Europe.
Dis operation no be child’s play o, as dem involve police from Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, and Spain. More than 85 people don enter police net, including two main suspects wey na ringleaders from Poland. Na back in 2024, Polish police notice say these guys dey import plenty legal chemicals from China and India, wey later turn out to be component for their drug business.
Dey gist wey dey go around be say, dem sabi package those chemicals well, but dem dey mislabel am before dem send am abi distribute am for Europe as drugs. Most of the people wey dem catch na from Poland, but e get plenty Belgians and Dutch too wey comot for this wahala.
Kraag come explain say this operation na part of their ‘supply-chain strategy’ wey dey choke drug production from source. E talk say, “These criminal groups, they don’t have their supply anymore.” E no just stop there; e also mention say the health issues from these drugs dey cause plenty violence, corruption, and money-laundering for the society. No forget say synthetic drug production dey spoil the environment too, as dem dey dump over 120,000 litres of toxic chemical waste wey dey normally pollute land and streams.
As Kraag talk say, “Today, it’s profit for criminals. Tomorrow, it’s pollution.” No be only this operation dem get eye on, o! Dem still dey target more criminals as dem sabi say this na just one of the big distributors. Kraag warn say, “But it’s not the only one. So we’re still looking.” Naija, we dey watch how this matter go settle, because this one dey show say the fight against drug syndicates no go finish anytime soon.
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