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8 people detained as part of an investigation into plot to carry out attack on Brussels Chief Prosecutor

Eight men linked to Albanian drug networks were arrested after a four-month probe into a suspected assassination plot against Brussels Chief Prosecutor Julien Moinil.

  • Eight people were arrested in Belgium during dawn raids related to a plot to assassinate Brussels Chief Prosecutor Julien Moinil, according to authorities.
  • The investigation, lasting four months, focused on serious threats Moinil received from drug traffickers, leading to his police protection.
  • Moinil emphasized the need for more resources to combat drug-related violence and criticized politicians for inaction.
  • Federal Prosecutor Ann Fransen indicated the suspects have links to organized drug trafficking and noted the ongoing violence affecting all Brussels residents.
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Belgian prosecutor may have been in danger of being killed by people with ties to the Albanian underworld.

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Eight people arrested over possible plot to kill Brussels prosecutor

Eight people from the drug trafficking underworld have been arrested in relation to a possible plot to assassinate the Brussels chief prosecutor, said the Belgian state prosecutor's department on Tuesday.

·United Kingdom
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Eight people have been arrested in the sensational case.

·Denmark
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The Belgian authorities said on Nov 18 that they have detained eight people in connection with a suspected drugs-linked plot to kill Brussels’ chief prosecutor Julien Moinil.

·Paris, France
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La Libre broke the news in Brussels, Belgium on Tuesday, November 18, 2025.
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