Bernard Quintin, Minister for Security and the Interior, was questioned this Thursday in the Chamber by MR MP Catherine Delcourt and N-VA MP Jeroen Bergers about the decision by the PS mayors of Anderlecht, Saint-Gilles and Forest to scrap the squads specifically dedicated to fighting drug trafficking.
"Scrapping these squads has certainly not helped to fight drug trafficking effectively," commented Minister Quintin, while also raising the current security situation in the Brussels-South area, which has been the scene of several shootings linked to drug trafficking in recent weeks.
The Minister also highlighted the positive impact of the federal police reinforcements for the local police zone of Brussels-South, deployed at his request. These appear to be bearing fruit, both in terms of security and arrests.