51kg of Cocaine Hidden in Two Suitcases from Freetown Flight Seized at Brussels Airport

51kg of Cocaine Hidden in Two Suitcases from Freetown Flight Seized at Brussels Airport

Belgian customs officers have seized 51 kilograms of cocaine hidden in two suitcases that arrived on a Brussels Airlines flight from Freetown. The discovery was made on 31 July 2026 at Brussels Airport (Zaventem). According to the Halle-Vilvoorde Public Prosecutor’s Office, the suitcases were among luggage from the flight that left Sierra Leone’s capital.

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Key points

• Belgian customs officers have seized 51 kilograms of cocaine hidden in two suitcases that arrived on a Brussels Airlines flight from Freetown. The discovery was made on 31 July 2026 at Brussels Airport (Zaventem). According to the Halle-Vilvoorde Public Prosecutor’s Office, the suitcases were among luggage from the flight that left Sierra Leone’s capital.
• A Brussels Airlines flight from Freetown has been thrust into the spotlight after Belgian authorities intercepted 51 kilograms of cocaine hidden in two suitcases at Brussels Airport.
• A 22-year-old woman from Anderlecht has been arrested at Brussels Airport in Belgium after allegedly attempting to remove two suitcases containing approximately 51 kilograms of cocaine from the airport’s baggage hall. The woman was arrested on July 31, according to reports by Belgian media outlets VRT NWS and Het Laatste Nieuws.

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