2 hours ago · Brussels
The ‘Finger cutter’ and the ‘Brazilian Escobar’: the men accused of bringing cocaine cartels to Europe
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a security story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Brussels. The first report grouped here was at 20 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC. The headline in use is “The ‘Finger cutter’ and the ‘Brazilian Escobar’: the men accused of bringing cocaine cartels to Europe”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
A Belgian criminal organisation’s links with a Brazilian cocaine gang have been the focus of a major trial in Brussels, where smuggling links have been alleged between European players and the drug cartels of Latin America In the early hours of 7 September, a convoy of heavily armed police swept…
Story timeline
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- First reported by The Guardian UK
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- The Guardian