Innocent people are getting murdered. Lawyers live in safehouses, and a princess is in hiding. This is Europe today—it just might be the world’s next narco-state. Over the past decade, the historic European ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp have turned into global gateways for cocaine. Think Miami in the 1980s — but with even more drugs, and much shittier weather. In this six-part podcast series from Brazen, host Mitchell Prothero explores Europe’s cocaine crisis through the dramatic stories of cartel leaders, cops, journalists, and the victims caught in the middle. From RPG attacks on newspaper offices to the slaughter of entire families, the war on drugs has arrived on Europe’s shores. And a lot of people are making a lot of dirty money. Reporting from Antwerp and Amsterdam, Brazen goes deep inside this crazy under-reported story. Gateway is a Project Brazen production. For more fearless storytelling, search for the Brazen channel on Apple Podcasts or visit brazen.fm, home to all our podcasts, documentaries and newsletters...
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 3 hours 45 minutes
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episode 7: Ridouan Taghi Gets Life: An Update From The Marengo Trial
Europe’s ‘killing machine’, Ridouan Taghi, has been sentenced to life. But will his cocaine empire survive?
episode 9: The Professor, Episode 1: The Nativity
Listen to the first episode of The Professor, the latest investigative podcast from Project Brazen
episode 8: Introducing Cannabis Cowboys: the biggest cannabis scam ever
JuicyFields promised huge profits through investments in cannabis. Thousands of people trusted the company with their savings – and lost everything.
episode 7: Spy Valley: An Engineer's Nuclear Betrayal
This is a special preview of Spy Valley: An Engineer's Nuclear Betrayal, the latest investigative podcast from Project Brazen.
episode 6: Into the Bunker | Europe
Gateway host Mitchell Prothero visits “The Bunker” where Taghi is the star defendant in the largest criminal trial in Dutch history.
episode 5: On Bended Knee is No Way to be Free | Peter R De Vries
Dutch TV journalist Peter R De Vries is famous for cracking the criminal cases that no one else can. But with Ridouan Taghi, Peter meets his match.
episode 4: The Crown Witness | Nabil B
After a killing goes horribly wrong, Nabil B, one of Ridouan Taghi’s close associates, finds himself torn between family and Taghi
episode 3: Bomb, Bomb, Bomberoni | Martin Kok
Taghi’s violence begins to spread beyond the underworld.
episode 2: The Belly, the Boss of Bosses | Noffel Fassih
While Ridouan Taghi grows his empire, Noffel Fassih, aka The Belly, does his dirty work as a global hitman.
episode 1: The Man For Whom the Underworld Shivers | Ridouan Taghi
After the killing of a billionaire kingpin, one man rises to the top of a new generation of ruthless drug lords running Europe’s cocaine empire.
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