Dutch court sentences hacker who used port systems to smuggle cocaine to 7 years
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A Dutch appeals court sentenced a 44-year-old man to 7 years in prison for hacking port systems in Belgium to smuggle 210 kg of cocaine into the Netherlands via Rotterdam, playing a key technical role in a criminal network.
Source: The Record
A Dutch appeals court sentenced a 44-year-old man to seven years in prison for hacking a major port company in Belgium to help smuggle cocaine into the Netherlands. The Amsterdam Court of Appeal ruled last week that the man played a central technical role in a criminal network that exploited port computer systems in 2020 and 2021, allowing traffickers to move drugs through Europe’s logistics hubs without detection. Prosecutors said the operation enabled the import of 210 kilograms of cocaine via the Port of Rotterdam, one of Europe’s largest ports and a key gateway for global trade. Full Story