25 min.

Raising antimafia awareness in Antwerp: interview with Sarah Vantorre, BASTA‪!‬ Bar Lume - the organized crime podcast

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Last year, 11-year-old Firdaous became the first innocent victim of organized crime in Antwerp, Belgium, Europe's second largest drug port. Today, the city is grappling with drug-related violence often carried out by minors, multinational criminal networks and extensive money laundering involving the diamond, gold and luxury industries. Years of repression at local level have failed to solve the problem. What can civil society do about it? Interview with Belgian activist Sarah Vantorre, VP of BASTA - Belgian Antimafia Steps Towards Awareness.

Last year, 11-year-old Firdaous became the first innocent victim of organized crime in Antwerp, Belgium, Europe's second largest drug port. Today, the city is grappling with drug-related violence often carried out by minors, multinational criminal networks and extensive money laundering involving the diamond, gold and luxury industries. Years of repression at local level have failed to solve the problem. What can civil society do about it? Interview with Belgian activist Sarah Vantorre, VP of BASTA - Belgian Antimafia Steps Towards Awareness.

25 min.