
The police in Antwerp arrested at least seven men after forcing a van with Dutch license plates to a stop on IJzerlaan on Tuesday evening. Sources told local media that the suspects formed part of an armed commando trying to steal back a shipment of seized cocaine.
According to GVA, the Antwerp police’s rapid response team had been hiding at the intersection of IJzerlaan and Noorderlaan for several hours when the black minivan with Dutch license plates drove up. They forced the vehicle to a stop and quickly arrested at least seven men as they tried to flee on foot.