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Face to Face with subversive crime

In a series of compelling portraits we follow the stories of people who have experienced subversive crime at Schiphol. They talk about what this meant to them and wonder if they could have acted differently.

Jaap

Jaap worked for years as a cabin attendant, but he started out at Lost & Found. There, he was quickly confronted with reality when a colleague was arrested for being involved in a smuggling network. His advice? Don’t be naïve, and speak up if you see something suspicious.

Martijn

Martijn worked at Schiphol for years. First at Customs, then at Security. He experienced how difficult it is to speak out about the behavior of your colleagues when standards seem to be blurring. What he has learned about this, he is now putting into practice.

Mehmet

Mehmet worked as an aircraft cleaner at Schiphol with his childhood friend Farouk. Farouk appeared to have different intentions from the start.

Gilbert

Gilbert realised too late that his childhood friend Vera's new friend had bad intentions. The boy completely won over Vera and forced her to smuggle drugs.

Redouan

Redouan made a name for himself in the Dutch drug circuit in the late nineties. As an ex-criminal he knows better than anyone how criminals us innocent people.