AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Netherlands has sharply boosted security around Prime Minister Mark Rutte after police received signals of a possible attack by criminals linked to the drug trade, a Dutch newspaper reported on Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Although gun violence in the Netherlands is rare, killings and violence linked to the drug trade have become common in recent years, as underworld figures compete for territory. Dutch national security authorities declined to comment on the report. The former lawyer of the star witness had been killed in a similar fashion in front of his Amsterdam home in 2019. Other threats to politicians are not uncommon in the Netherlands.

Source: MetroXpress September 27, 2021 11:15 UTC