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In the media: Thomas Renard on the risk of terrorist radicalisation of drug traffickers

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March 22, 2025

On Saturday, March 22nd, the Belgian newspaper SudInfo La Capitale published an article highlighting the possibility of radicalisation in the criminal underworld linked to the drug traffickers in Bruxelles. The newspaper quoted Thomas Renard, the director of the ICCT.

Read the full article here (in French):

Neuf ans après les attentats à Bruxelles : le trafic de drogue, un terreau toujours plus fertile pour le terrorisme ? « Le gars qui agit pour de l’argent peut, demain, changer sa kalachnikov d’épaule »
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Thomas Renard
Director
Topics
Counter-Terrorism & Counter-Extremism Terrorism & Violent Extremism
Region
Wider Europe
Keywords
Bruxelles, terrorism, drug trafficker, radicalisation

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