| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Illegal
Niederlande. The ‘cocaine collectors’ retrieving smuggled drugs in Rotterdam
Niederlande. The ‘cocaine collectors’ retrieving smuggled drugs in Rotterdam
As the volume of cocaine trafficked into the Netherlands through the port city of Rotterdam increases, so too does the number of young men employed by criminal gangs to retrieve the drugs from among freight arriving from Latin America. The BBC has had a rare glimpse into the dangerous work of these so-called "cocaine collectors" who provide a vital link in the European narcotics supply chain. (BBC, UK, 26.11.2021)