A 43-year-old Moldovan national has been arrested by the Bruges investigating judge on suspicion of gang-related drug trafficking, according to the public prosecutor’s office of West Flanders, Bruges division.
The truck driver was caught in the port of Zeebrugge with 400 kilograms of drugs. A scanner used in the port to check the cargo of lorries detected something suspicious during a routine inspection on Friday, 30 May.
A thorough search conducted by customs officials then uncovered the drugs, consisting of cocaine and cannabis, concealed in a hidden compartment in the trailer’s ceiling.
Following the discovery, the 43-year-old lorry driver was detained. After questioning, he was brought before the Bruges investigative judge, who decided to keep the man in custody on charges of gang-related drug trafficking. The Bruges Council Chamber will decide on Friday morning whether the driver will remain in prison.
The Federal Judicial Police of West Flanders (FGP) is conducting a judicial investigation under the guidance of the investigating judge to determine the specific circumstances of the case.
