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Europol Shatters Major Synthetic Drug Network, 100 Arrested

1/21/2026

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Europol-led crackdown dismantled a major synthetic drug network centered in Poland, arresting more than 100 suspects and seizing over 9.3 tonnes of narcotics.
The operation was coordinated by Europol and involved police from Belgium and Germany.
Authorities targeted 24 industrial-scale labs across Europe that used legally imported chemicals from China and India.
Europol's Andy Kraag called it the largest operation against synthetic drug production to date.

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Europol-led crackdown dismantled a major synthetic drug network centered in Poland, arresting more than 100 suspects and seizing over 9.3 tonnes of narcotics.
The operation was coordinated by Europol and involved police from Belgium and Germany.
Authorities targeted 24 industrial-scale labs across Europe that used legally imported chemicals from China and India.
Europol's Andy Kraag called it the largest operation against synthetic drug production to date.