Germany: Drugs gangs grow more brutal and unscrupulous
28 July 2021 |
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The killing of a top journalist in the Netherlands shows that drugs gangs are increasingly likely to use violence, a new German report shows. It also highlighted increased trafficking of "New Psychoactive Substances."
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