Belgian police arrest 3 for selling sport horses to slaughterhouses via forged passports

Federal Judicial Police Oost-Vlaanderen arrested three suspects in Sint-Gillis-Waas, Kruisem, and Zaventem for allegedly falsifying horse passports and moving sport horses across borders to sell them as slaughter horses for higher profit. The scheme involved document fraud and animal welfare violations, but details on the scale and duration remain unclear. This is a law enforcement action with potential implications for equine trade integrity in Belgium.