Schiphol workers sentenced more harshly for drug trafficking
The Amsterdam Court of Appeal sentenced 13 suspects on appeal to prison sentences between 1.5 and almost 9 years for smuggling cocaine and heroin through Schiphol Airport. Former Schiphol workers received extra severe sentences because the court concluded that they played a crucial role in this drug trafficking. The court also confiscated the criminal earnings of several suspects, amounting to just over 100,000 euros, Parool reported.
The drug trafficking case dates back to 2018 and first came to trial in 2022. Then, the court convicted 13 of the 20 suspects, including 9 airport workers. They were now convicted again on appeal for their roles in importing dozens of kilograms of cocaine and heroin in 11 drug transports. Because both the original trial and the appeal took too long, the court did grant sentence reductions.

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