From this theme, we started an impressive meeting on June 3 with a room full of entrepreneurs and government services. Don’t be tempted, this statement came up more often that afternoon.

Mayor Pieter Heiliegers kicked off with a clear appeal: “Criminals are looking for weak spots. Let’s make sure there aren’t any.”
Ruud Knorr called for keeping the beautiful and powerful sector especially that way and taking joint measures against criminal networks.

One of the most poignant moments was the story of Royce de Vries. As a lawyer, but also from his own situation, he knows the impact of criminal networks. He outlined how even resilient people can succumb to criminal pressure. “What do you do when your children are threatened?” – a confrontational but important reality.

With practical partial sessions on staff screening, dog checks, costs of undermining and mystery visits, visitors were given concrete tools to recognize and tackle undermining. The networking drinks generated good conversations to further build barriers to keep undermining crime out as much as possible.

Leon Terstappen of Police Unit Amsterdam: “Criminals are getting smarter. Report suspicious situations and signals. Only together do we stand strong.”