The arrest of the bus driver dates back to April, but only now became known. The 43-year-old Dutchman was arrested at a port terminal in the Waaslandhaven. According to information at the GVA, the man with his bus, a touring car of the company De Polder, was noticed near a container that had been brought from South America to the port of Antwerp. “The bus was checked as a result of suspicious acts,” confirms the Antwerp public prosecutor's office.

When the police checked him at a port terminal, three men and 333 kilograms of coke were found in his cargo hold. Both the bus driver and his 'passengers' were arrested by the investigating judge. “They are suspected of participating in a criminal organization and the import and export of narcotics in association”.

The bus driver has been ahead for some time The polder, which is part of Hansea, and mainly does rides in the port area. Among other things, he takes care of the transport of container ship seamen to and from their ship. This position gave M. access to various sensitive terminals in the port of Antwerp. The man would have stated that he was approached by strangers who gave him a mobile phone, after which he was obliged to transport a few thieves in his bus and then drive out a batch of cocaine.