The ‘Finger Cutter’ and the ‘Brazilian Escobar’: the Men Accused of Bringing Cocaine Cartels to Europe
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THE TRIAL of the "Finger Cutter" and the "Brazilian Escobar" exposes the cooperation of Latin American cartels and Balkan gangs in smuggling cocaine into Europe.
A former Brazilian police officer known as the “Brazilian Escobar” and a Belgian with a criminology degree and the nickname “The Finger Cutter” are at the center of one of the most significant international drug trafficking cases in Belgium. The pair are accused of leading a criminal organization suspected of transporting up to 45 tons of cocaine from Latin America to Europe. The trial in Brussels reveals how criminal networks on both continents…
Latin American drug cartels are increasingly expanding their operations in Europe, and their partners include organized crime groups from the Balkans.
The ‘Finger cutter’ and the ‘Brazilian Escobar’: the men accused of bringing cocaine cartels to Europe
A Belgian criminal organisation’s links with a Brazilian cocaine gang have been the focus of a major trial in Brussels, where smuggling links have been alleged between European players and the drug cartels of Latin America In the early hours of 7 September, a convoy of heavily armed police swept through the sleeping streets of…
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