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Police Probe Fatal Druten Crash as Drug Raids Lead to Utrecht Lab Takedown and Schiedam Closure Bid

Police outline follow‑up action — Utrecht garage lab dismantled, Schiedam address facing closure.

Overview

  • A 17-year-old delivery rider was killed Sunday night on Druten’s Waalbandijk, and police say the involved driver has been interviewed as part of the investigation.
  • A drug lab discovered in a garage box on Utrecht’s Saffierlaan is being dismantled by the national Landelijke Faciliteit Ontmantelen unit.
  • A Schiedam-Spaland house raid netted multiple kilograms of narcotics and cash, two occupants aged 32 and 40 were arrested, and police will request the mayor close the property.
  • Regional outlets reported numerous weekend crashes — many involving motorcyclists — with investigators and the KNMI flagging dense fog under a code yellow warning as a factor in some cases.
  • Separate actions included three arrests over an armed robbery in Capelle aan den IJssel with a 19-year-old suspect remanded, plus a €25,000 cash find in Den Dolder under tightened anti‑laundering rules.