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I don't think people would be surprised for the Netherlands to be associated with drugs, but would be more so for violent crime.

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I should have made it more clear I indeed mean the association with the violent crime.

the sentiment I've heard a lot is people see the drugs as a business and the violent, ruthless sides of it are something that mostly happens in Latin America like you see on "Narcos".

Interesting. Nobody I know is surprised by this stuff. Maybe it's because we're in the Randstad area and aware of the strings of liquidations that have been happening in Amsterdam? Not to mention the recent high-profile arrest of Taghi who grew up near Utrecht.

Which in itself is surprising as the drug business is very much associated with violent crime.

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