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Billionaire Cartel Boss Nicknamed 'Taxi' Arrested in Spain
Karim Bouyakhrichan, arrested last week after a five year hunt, was one of Europe's top gang leaders allegedly involved in a blizzard of cocaine, violence and money laundering.
You Thought Weed Was Legal in The Netherlands? It is Now
A four year government experiment to sell and make legal weed in parts of the Netherlands is a “fall of the Berlin Wall moment” for Europe’s cannabis industry.
How Far-Right Provocateur Geert Wilders Pulled Off a Shock Election Win
Experts say the anti-Islam politician’s decisive win in the Dutch elections was helped by mainstream politicians legitimising his agenda.
“Pablo Icecobar,” a Mexican Meth King, Was Just Sentenced To 14 Years In the Netherlands
"I’m living la vida loca,” drug-trafficker Pavel "Icecobar" N. allegedly wrote before his capture.
The Truth Behind the Viral Amsterdam Glory Hole Voicenote
We called up every Dutch glory hole operator in the city to see if a girl on a hen party really accidentally gave her dad a blowjob.
This Nude Calendar Is an Ode to Festival Season
Photographer Lara Verheijden's work celebrates naked summer vibes all year-long.
Rise of Coke Labs in Europe Signals ‘Death’ of the Smuggled Cocaine Brick
Drug experts tell VICE World News that traffickers are increasingly dissolving pure cocaine into materials and extracting it in large scale European labs.
Serial Sperm Donor Taken to Court Over Incest Fears After Fathering 550 Children
Forty one-year-old Dutch musician Jonathan Jacob Meijer is accused of defying limits intended to avoid unintended incest, inbreeding, and psychological trauma for his offspring.
‘Infuriating’: Super Cartel Drug Lords Freed After Just 2 Months
A police official told VICE World News that Dutch and US authorities would be despairing after two accused cartel bosses were released from custody in Dubai.
The Tragic Story Behind the Netherlands’ Most Prolific Female Serial Killer
Maria “Goeie Mie” Swanenburg poisoned at least 65 neighbours. Her story is about poverty as much as it is murder.
Police Hunt Suspects Wearing Blackface After Anti-Racism Protesters Attacked
The three men were allegedly part of a mob that violently confronted a group attempting to protest Zwarte Piet, the Dutch Christmas character that critics say is an obviously racist throwback.
‘Lizard Elite’ Conspiracy Theorist Banned from 26 European Countries
High-profile conspiracy theorist David Icke had been scheduled to speak at a demo by a Dutch conspiracist group.