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In the face of rising drug crime, Brussels will focus its efforts on key drug "hotspots" in the capital, for examplé Matonge and Brussels-Midi station, according to the region’s minister-president
While drug-related shootings in Brussels have grabbed headlines in recent days, neighbourhood associations warn that the problem is nothing new.
Brussels police have responded to another drug-related shooting over the weekend, this time at Place Lehon in Schaerbeek in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Brussels mayors are demanding stronger measures to combat drug violence in the Belgian capital.
One person has died after a series of shootings near Porte de Hal in Brussels in recent days.
Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, will be banned in Belgium following the adoption of a royal decree by Belgium's federal council of ministers.
Belgium’s biggest drugs-related trial in history is getting under way, with 125 defendants set to appear before the criminal courts beginning this week.
Etterbeek mayor Vincent De Wolf (MR) wants a safe space for drug users to open in the municipality due to an increasing number of addicts in metro stations, report local media.
Residents and shopkeepers in Brussels’ Flagey neighbourhood say drug dealers have made the area difficult to live in.
