Netherlands

Cocaine in the European Crossroads Maastricht, the southernmost city in the Netherlands and a historic nexus of European cultures, presents a unique cocaine market shaped by its borderland status, student population, and affluent, internationally connected residents. The city’s identity as the birthplace of the European Union, a hub for European law and policy, and a […]

Cocaine in the Dutch Brainport Eindhoven, the Netherlands’ fifth-largest city and the heart of the innovative “Brainport” technology region, presents a prosperous, professional-oriented cocaine market deeply integrated with the high-pressure culture of its design, engineering, and tech industries. The city’s transformation from a Philips company town to a global hub for high-tech startups and multinationals

Cocaine in Europe’s Liberal Capital Amsterdam, the Netherlands’ largest city and a global symbol of liberal drug policy, presents one of Europe’s most complex, open, and paradoxically challenging cocaine markets. The city’s international reputation for cannabis tolerance creates a misleading backdrop for a hard drug market that is vast, violent, and under intense political scrutiny.