Cocaine’s Gateway to Europe with Lieselot Bisschop


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Dec 13 2020 44 mins   21

*** This episode continues the series of episodes dedicated to organized crime on our oceans. Today, Esther and Felix look at cocaine smuggled via maritime routes and how it moves through Europe’s largest port, the port of Rotterdam. For that, they talk to Dr. Lieselot Bisschop, Associate Professor at the Erasmus School of Law (Erasmus University Rotterdam).

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*** Music used in this episode: “The Next Frontier” by Ancient Astronauts & Ian Urbina / “Riders of Lost Arks Pt. 1” by Alec Troniq & Ian Urbina

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*** Sources used in this episode include: “Getting a foot in the door. Spaces of cocaine trafficking in the Port of Rotterdam.” www.researchgate.net/publication/346132754_Getting_a_foot_in_the_door_Spaces_of_cocaine_trafficking_in_the_Port_of_Rotterdam | “Record Cocaine Haul at Belgium Port Uncovers Police Corruption” https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/belgium-cocaine-seizure-corruption/ | “World Drug Report - 2020” https://wdr.unodc.org/wdr2020/index.html ***