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Eight Arrested in Drug Plot to Kill Brussels Prosecutor

11/19/2025

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Eight individuals were arrested in Belgium over a drug trafficking plot to assassinate Brussels chief prosecutor Julien Moinil.
The arrests followed a four-month investigation and raids on 18 Leuven locations.
The suspects reportedly have ties to the Albanian criminal mafia.
Belgium faces rising drug-gang violence, with more than 100 dangerous networks and 78 shootings in 2025.
Federal Prosecutor Ann Fransen urged better protection for officials combating organized crime.

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Eight individuals were arrested in Belgium over a drug trafficking plot to assassinate Brussels chief prosecutor Julien Moinil.
The arrests followed a four-month investigation and raids on 18 Leuven locations.
The suspects reportedly have ties to the Albanian criminal mafia.
Belgium faces rising drug-gang violence, with more than 100 dangerous networks and 78 shootings in 2025.
Federal Prosecutor Ann Fransen urged better protection for officials combating organized crime.