Imad B cocaine kingpin Brussels prison drug trafficking

The Brussels prosecutor’s office has requested that forty-two people involved in the drug market at Peterbos be referred to court. This critical dealing point, capable of generating over ten million euros per year, was examined by the investigating chamber. According to DHnet’s revelations, the final judicial order will be handed down on May 29. At the head of this criminal organization sits Imad B., known by the pseudonym "Mara," considered the top boss of this criminal network.

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The individual was already serving an eight-year prison sentence following his conviction in late 2022 in the previous "Peterbos II" case. From his cell, he allegedly continued to orchestrate the importation of tons of cocaine from Panama, where several of his accomplices were recently arrested. The investigation also attributes to him strategic alliances with Marseille crime bosses from Castellane, which he categorically denies. This proven proximity, reinforced by the conviction of four French offenders, earned the Anderlecht district the nickname "17th arrondissement of Marseille."

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Beyond drug trafficking, the investigation reveals the gang’s brutality in its bid to monopolize other Brussels dealing points. Authorities have linked this structure to four attempted murders, including two shootings that occurred in 2023 at a nightclub on Boulevard International. Now placed under an ultra-secure regime, Imad B. is also charged with ordering an execution from his prison on Rue Wayez, where a target was killed by mistake with seventeen Kalashnikov bullets. The discovery of a storage unit containing military weapons during investigations testifies to the firepower of this organization.