# Brussels chief prosecutor calls for crackdown on drug gangs after shootings

https://mins.news/en/item/36829

- euronews, 2026-08-28 15:57 UTC
- Society
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/28/brussels-chief-prosecutor-calls-for-drugs-gangs-crackdown-after-spate-of-shootings

> Brussels chief prosecutor Julien Moinil says the city has recorded 69 shooting incidents so far this year and 170 since the beginning of 2025. He is calling for a crackdown on drug gangs following the spate of gunfire.

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