The Netherlands is a hub for drug trafficking and smuggling to countries in Europe and other parts of the world, not least to Sweden.

- The Netherlands is perhaps the biggest faucet for Swedish drug smuggling.

A huge amount of cocaine comes from the South American cartels to the ports of the Netherlands and is packaged to be sent on to Sweden, explains Diamant Salihu.

Several other types of drugs, such as ecstasy, are produced directly in the Netherlands and sold to drug dealers in Sweden.

Hear more about how the trade escalates into criminal violence in the clip above.