
Canadian NATO Intern Denied Bail on Espionage Charges in Belgium
A Canadian NATO intern, arrested by Belgian police on espionage charges, has been denied bail. The intern is accused of spying for a third country and remains in pre-trial detention.
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A Canadian NATO intern, arrested by Belgian police on espionage charges, has been denied bail. The intern is accused of spying for a third country and remains in pre-trial detention.

Belgian police deployed a cardboard replica of a police car on the highway to slow down motorists. From a distance, the cutout closely resembled a real police vehicle.

Belgian police are actively searching for a 71-year-old Dutch man who went missing on Saturday in the Ardennes region and is in urgent need of medical care.

Belgian police have launched a manhunt for a prisoner who escaped while being transferred to a hospital in Bruges for a medical procedure.

Detectives investigating a spectacular art heist at the Louvre in Paris last October have found new leads pointing to Belgium, with Belgian police reportedly discovering photos of the museum's interior on the mobile phones of several arrested thieves.

Thousands of bottles of nitrous oxide, previously seized by police in Brussels, have been stolen from a police storage facility in Halle, Belgium. The incident is under investigation.

Five Dutch nationals have been arrested in Belgium after police seized 208 kilograms of cocaine from a warehouse in Ranst, following an investigation into drug trafficking.

In the case of Domenico d’Atria's death in Oupeye, the council chamber determined that the police officer who fatally shot a quad driver acted in self-defense, as the driver was reportedly charging towards his colleague.

Police unions are intensifying their protests and considering strikes after talks with Interior Minister Bernard Quintin failed to address concerns over pension reforms, citing that retired police officers die on average ten years younger than other civil servants.

Irish Gardaí, supported by Belgian police, recovered cocaine valued at more than €5 million in a raid in Co Monaghan. Two individuals were arrested following the operation.
A man who allegedly burned his ex-partner's house in Tossa de Mar, Spain, has been arrested in Belgium following coordination between Catalan and Belgian police, after he made phone calls from the country.

At least five people were killed in a fire that engulfed an apartment tower in Antwerp, Belgium. Authorities are investigating the cause of the blaze, which also displaced numerous residents.

Inspector Alexis L. appeared in a Brussels court, facing a potential two-year prison sentence after being caught snorting cocaine at his Molenbeek-Saint-Jean police station.

Operations targeting drug trafficking in major Belgian cities, launched in September 2025 by Interior Minister Bernard Quintin, have resulted in 7,300 arrests and the seizure of 2 million euros.

Belgian police have dismantled a vast cannabis trafficking network, confiscating 5 million euros and identifying cultivation sites in multiple locations including Rhode-Saint-Genèse, Lasne, and Woluwe-Saint-Pierre.

Belgian police zones are reorienting their strategies to address an increase in specific types of crime during spring, such as bike thefts, fake artisans, and fraudulent QR codes, as burglaries decline.

Belgian police arrested five Dutch nationals and one Belgian after discovering 208 kilograms of cocaine in a warehouse in Antwerp.

A police officer in Liège, Belgium, is suspected of sexually assaulting a young woman he met in the city's 'carré' district. Prosecutors believe the intoxicated victim was unable to consent to sexual relations.

A joint road control operation by the Boraine police zone and the Tax Services in Belgium resulted in 138 vehicles and 145 individuals being checked, collecting 21,305 euros for the state treasury.

A man in his 50s and a woman in her 40s have been arrested in Monaghan, Ireland, after €5.25 million worth of cocaine was seized during an operation that involved Belgian Police.

A driver in Belgium filmed himself during a high-speed police chase reaching 180 km/h on Liège highways, successfully evading officers multiple times before his escape ended when he ran out of fuel.

Five weapons and other police equipment were stolen during burglaries at police stations in Braives and Anthisnes, Belgium, over the past weekend, prompting police to be on high alert.

A large-scale Franco-Belgian police operation, involving over 100 officers, was conducted along the border from De La Panne to Tournai, resulting in the control of more than 700 vehicles, two judicial arrests, and several driver sanctions.

A police officer in Liège, Belgium, who was also working illegally in a pizzeria, consulted a police database, violated professional secrecy, and organized poker games during the Covid-19 pandemic, receiving leniency from the court.

Belgian police are reportedly running low on saliva tests for drug driving, meaning motorists caught driving under the influence will face court summons rather than immediate license suspension.

Belgian police have reportedly dismantled a Turkish mafia network, conducting 26 house searches and making 18 arrests, with the gang suspected of large-scale extortion, threats, and money laundering.

An administrative employee of the Belgian federal police, who was dismissed for threatening her superior in 2023, has now won her case.

A Belgian police officer has been dismissed from his duties due to a gambling addiction, which led him to consult a police database, violate professional secrecy, and organize poker games during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Belgian police unions are demanding that public authorities honor their promises regarding career end policies and professional revaluation, threatening actions if their demands are not met.

Belgian authorities have detained three individuals following four arrests in an investigation targeting a Cameroonian secessionist group over possible war crimes and crimes against humanity.