Rescue teams scramble to intercept migrant boat
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Rescue teams were deployed off the coast of Nieuwpoort after a boat carrying approximately 30 migrants was spotted drifting in the North Sea. Meanwhile, an Antwerp youth worker was arrested on suspicion of cocaine trafficking after a poorly parked car led authorities to a deeper investigation.
The legal community is monitoring allegations against a prominent lawyer suspected of abusing the trust of the Verkest family, a name historically linked to the country's dioxin crisis. In Neder-Over-Heembeek, a local resident named Aline has begun organizing neighborhood groups to restore a sense of safety following an unsettling incident over the summer.