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Private security for apartment buildings in Amsterdam Southeast due to crack addict nuisance: 'This is not a structural solution'

Private security for apartment buildings in Amsterdam Southeast due to crack addict nuisance: 'This is not a structural solution'

Housing association Rochdale has hired private security to patrol five apartment buildings in Amsterdam-Zuidoost for six months due to nuisance caused by crack users. The move aims to manage immediate disturbances, though some officials warn that it does not provide a permanent solution to the underlying problems.

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