Gangs using Airbnb-type rentals as drug stash houses, top Belgian official says
Belgian drug commissioner Ine Van Wymersch reports that criminal gangs are increasingly using short-term rental platforms like Airbnb as stash houses for drugs, weapons, and cash. The flexibility of these platforms allows criminals to adapt quickly to changing logistics in drug trafficking operations.
Cocaine weighing approximately 200kg at the federal police East Flanders station in Dendermonde in June 2021. Photograph: Nicolas Maeterlinck/Belga/AFP/Getty Images Cocaine weighing approximately 200kg at the federal police East Flanders station in Dendermonde in June 2021. Photograph: Nicolas Maeterlinck/Belga/AFP/Getty Images Airbnb Gangs using Airbnb-type rentals as drug stash houses, top Belgian official says Flexible short-term bookings used to store and pack drugs and stash weapons and cash, says Ine Van Wymersch
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