Brussels Airport uses algorithms to track down criminal organizations

The Brussels Airport and the Port of Antwerp-Bruges have several things in common. They are the heart of our economy and the hub of our international trade, but this also makes them an attractive target for (international) organized crime. The import and export of drugs, arms trafficking, human smuggling, exploitation, smuggling of stolen goods and money laundering: ports and airports are interesting locations for organized crime. “These criminal activities not only cause an influx of violent activity on our streets, but also contribute to the disruption of our legal economy,” Demir said.

In recent years, both the police and the public prosecutor’s office have worked hard to reduce crime at the airport and in the port. With the new crime scan they can now also take a more preventative approach. “The crime scan is an additional tool to more quickly detect and map rogue companies at administrative level. In this way we can further reduce organized crime and illegal economies,” says Crown Prosecutor Carol Vercarre of the Halle-Vilvoorde public prosecutor’s office.