French drug trafficker arrested in Brussels after five-year manhunt

A drug trafficker wanted by French authorities since 2021 was arrested in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels, and will be extradited to France. He was sentenced in absentia in 2022 to seven years for drug trafficking, money laundering, and criminal association. The arrest underscores cross-border judicial cooperation but is a routine law enforcement event with no broader geopolitical or market implications.

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