Belgium has seized so much cocaine from smugglers operating through the port of Antwerp that it needs more incinerator space to destroy it, officials have said.
Authorities are concerned that depots used to store the drugs could become targets for robberies by powerful gangs seeking to recover their lucrative cargoes.
“There’s a problem with incinerator capacity,” Belgian customs service spokesperson Francis Adyns told AFP, confirming reports in the local press, promising that “a structural solution is on the way”.
Officials in the Flanders regional government said a plan could be announced as soon as Tuesday.
