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Dutch Towns See Explosions, Ram-Raid and Major Drug Seizure as Police Step Up Response

Authorities have opened multiple investigations across affected municipalities, with emergency measures including a six-week flat closure and intensified security steps under review.

Overview

  • Lisse ordered a six-week closure of a flat on Rembrandtplein after a weekend explosion and a police stop that yielded an item resembling an explosive, with two people arrested as forensics continue.
  • A jeweller in Apeldoorn suffered a violent ram-raid overnight, blowing out the storefront; police say goods were taken, a getaway scooter was used, an abandoned car was left running, and the exact number of suspects is still being established.
  • An evening blast on Dordrecht’s Daltonstraat damaged two cars with no injuries reported, and detectives are investigating after finding no suspects at the scene.
  • Customs in the Port of Rotterdam seized about 50 kilograms of cocaine hidden in refrigerated containers from Brazil and Argentina, and prosecutors say the drugs have been destroyed.
  • Police arrested an 18-year-old man from Ridderkerk on suspicion of a series of assaults and sexual assaults on women in Ridderkerk and Rotterdam-IJsselmonde, with further investigation to determine his involvement.