Brussels cash seizure puts drug money laundering back on Belgium’s federal agenda

Evidence chain

Claim:

Federal police seized about EUR 8 million in cash during house searches in Brussels as part of a money-laundering investigation.

Source:

Het Nieuwsblad

Institution:

Federal Police

Role in the claim:

investigating authority

Verification record

• 📚 5 verified sources — Het Nieuwsblad · CTIF-CFI, Belgian financial intelligence unit · Belgian Federal Government, government composition · Le Monde, Brussels drug-crime context and prosecutor Julien Moinil · CTIF-CFI, FATF evaluation page
• 🧠 High confidence — AI-checked, editor-approved
• 🇧🇪 Belgian impact: High
• 📜 Provenance recorded & timestamped