The founder of MOPA, a palliative care association for Muslims, was arrested for subsidy fraud. Investigators suspect the use of public funds for personal purposes and the embezzlement of numerous donations .
Belgian customs intercepted several tons of hashish from Morocco at the port of Antwerp. This unusual discovery actively relaunches investigations to unmask the recipients of this large shipment.
Extradited from Dubai in 2024, Nordin El Hajjioui contests his twelve-year prison sentence. Before the Antwerp court, he vigorously denied his involvement in a vast drug and explosives trafficking network .
Former Belgian comedian Moraad El Kasmi, on the run since a 100,000-euro contract was placed on his head, was arrested in Marrakech. He fell alongside other major drug barons from Antwerp.
Prosecuted for illegal exercise of financial activities in Belgium for nearly twenty years, the Banque Centrale Populaire and its French subsidiary have reached a criminal settlement. They must pay a sum exceeding 175 million euros.
Sentenced in absentia to 27 years imprisonment for drug trafficking, Othman El Ballouti appeared Thursday in Antwerp . Extradited from Dubai, he firmly contests the accusations and denounces proceedings based solely on his family’s reputation.
The visit of YouTuber ISAE to Antwerp for a fundraising event sparked violent riots Saturday evening. A serious incident that revives the troubled judicial past of the Moroccan-origin influencer, recently released from prison for insurance fraud.
The arrest of a suspect linked to the murder of Khalid in Antwerp sparked an eruption in the neighborhood. Hundreds of residents clashed with police Friday evening, demanding justice after this violent fatal knife attack.
The Antwerp prosecutor’s office has demanded heavy sentences against the brothers of drug trafficker of Moroccan origin Nordin El Hajjioui . They are accused of orchestrating the extraction of 210 kilos of cocaine in June 2020 following the arrest of their eldest brother.
Prosecutors have sought heavy sentences against the leaders of a vast drug trafficking network operating from Antwerp. These individuals lived a luxurious lifestyle abroad while collecting social benefits in Belgium.
The drug trafficker Mounir N., originally from Genk, is expected in Belgium this week. Arrested in Colombia in 2025, he is suspected of being a key figure in the international cocaine trafficking between Latin America and European ports.
Faced with the resurgence of anti-Semitic acts in Europe, the Jewish community of Brussels is expressing its growing concern. A Brussels merchant of Moroccan origin highlights the striking security contrast between the Belgian capital and his native country.