"He is alleged to have jointly led a network that imported massive quantities of cocaine into Europe from South America, and will be tried alongside more than 30 alleged accomplices, including a Dutch lawyer and a former London banker. Bressers is alleged to have earned 230m (199m) from 10 cocaine shipments, while a second alleged ringleader, Sergio Roberto de Carvalho, a Brazilian in his 60s, is alleged to have netted about 200m."
"Prosecutors estimate that the 30 defendants earned half a billion euros from smuggling, Belgium's De Standaard reported. Bressers is alleged to have organised at least some of the 10 shipments from a private yacht in Seychelles, where he was staying during the Covid pandemic in 2020. The trial, which was scheduled to have begun in Bruges, where the investigation started, was relocated to a court at Nato's former headquarters in Brussels for security reasons, as the main defendants are considered a flight risk."
Flor Bressers, 39, has gone on trial in Brussels accused of jointly leading a network that imported massive quantities of cocaine into Europe from South America. He is tried with more than 30 alleged accomplices, including a Dutch lawyer and a former London banker. Prosecutors estimate the defendants earned about half a billion euros, with Bressers allegedly earning €230m from ten shipments and co-ringleader Sergio Roberto de Carvalho about €200m. Investigators trace the operation to a 2020 seizure of 3.2 tonnes of cocaine hidden in manganese ore at Rotterdam, destined for a suspected front company in Antwerp. Some shipments were allegedly organised from a private yacht in Seychelles.
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