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Dutch Customs Intercepts Record Narcotics Shipment Hidden in Rotterdam Port Freight

Customs officials at the Port of Rotterdam seized a record-breaking multi-ton shipment of illicit narcotics hidden within South American fruit containers, highlighting the escalating challenges faced by Dutch maritime security and prompting renewed calls for deeper European intelligence-sharing.
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