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The Alka Eco Mobile DDU (Drug Destruction Unit):
Safety Innovation

Drugs fuel deforestation. This puts our environment in an imbalance. The destruction of confiscated drugs also upsets the balance of our environment.

Our Alka Eco Mobile DDU (Drug Destruction Unit) helps authorities such as police and other government units destroy drugs without emissions in order to ensure the balance of our environment.

Bader Anlagenbau GmbH

Alka Eco Mobile DDU
(Drug Destruction Unit)

The Safety Innovation

Fact

Drug trafficking is currently on the rise in Europe. In 2019, Belgium alone seized an estimated 65,247 kg of cocaine entering the country. The World Drug Report 2021 reports that cannabis remains the most frequently seized substance globally, with cocaine and coca-related substances following closely behind. Since 2015, the seizures of cocaine and cocaine-related substances have been steadily increasing.

The Drug Situation in Europe 2022

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According to estimates, 29% of adults in the European Union (aged 15–64) have ever used illicit drugs, with more males (50.5 million) than females (33.0 million) reporting use.

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Cannabis remains the most widely consumed substance, with over 22 million European adults reporting its use last year.

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Stimulants are the second most commonly reported category. An estimated 3.5 million adults consumed cocaine in the last year.

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2.6 million adults consume MDMA and 2 million amphetamines. Last year, around 1 million Europeans used heroin or another illicit opioid.

Executive summary from United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Executive summary from United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

The introduction of the pamphlet provides a broad overview of the connections between illegal drugs and the environment as they relate to the Sustainable Development Goals, climate change, and environmental sustainability. It emphasizes both direct and indirect connections and provides illustrations of the significant local and individual effects that medicines can have on the environment.

The discussion then delves deeper into the latest research on both synthetic and plant-based drugs. For example, this involves a study of the connection between illegal crop growth and deforestation in the case of plant-based narcotics.

It also examines the volume, composition, dumping, and discharge of waste for synthetic drugs, as well as its relationship to wastewater treatment. The brochure also includes in-depth discussions of the environmental impact associated with the creation of synthetic medicines and other plant-based drugs, including cannabis (both indoors and outdoors).

Read more and download the Executive Summary booklet from UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) here.

More information from UNODC and the World Drug Report: You can find the World Drug Report 2023 World Drug Report 2023 here!

Here are some interesting articles about the drug war and drug market analysis:

Marijuana Wars: Violent Mexican drug cartels turn Northern California into ‘The Wild West’

The EU Drug Markets Analysis: Key Insights for Policy and Practice

Europol: omvang drugsmarkt EU zeker 31 miljard

On 11 June 2024, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) published the annual European Drug Report 2024 that provides an overview and assessment of the drug situation in Europe up to the end of 2023.

An article about drugs in the German Newspaper Bild: 35 tonnes! Biggest cocaine find of all time

Drug use in the EU in 2022

Drug use in the EU in 2022

Quantity of drug seizures in the EU 2022

The vast majority of people do not use cocaine. Less than 2% of adults in the Netherlands have used cocaine in the past year. This is even lower than 1% among secondary school students. Those who do use cocaine often have no idea what lies behind a line of cocaine.

We were given permission to publish this link to a great video from Mr. Freek Pecht.

Follow this link to see this video.

Contact and More Information:

Mr. Freek Pecht
Eenheidscoördinator synthetische drugs

Politie l Zeeland-West-Brabant
Bezoekadres Ringbaan-Zuid 498a, 5026 PA Tilburg
Postbus 8050, 5004 GB, Tilburg

politie.nl

The Approach

Compact

All necessary components and vessels are skid-mounted. The connection needs to have power and water.

Safe Operation

The system is fully automatic and features PLC control, quality relevant field instruments, and data recording. Using a safety lock, the system loads the material. No other manual intervention is necessary.

Environmental Friendly

Zero CO2 emissions. Effluent is disposable as a waste stream to a sewage plant.

Mr. Luc de Haan invented the solution.

In 5 steps

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The suggested way to get rid of these unused drugs is to treat them with water and hydrolysis (at less than 150 °C) in a high-temperature environment that is basic, acidic, or oxidative.

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Under high temperatures and pressure in a closed system, these compounds will dissolve and, preferably, decompose into water-soluble molecular structures for disposal in municipal wastewater treatment.

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We heat the system up to 150–190 °C and maintain this temperature for several hours. If necessary, we adjust the pH or add an oxidizing agent to complete the dissolution or degradation process.

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The system cools to ambient temperature and pressure after the process is complete. After neutralization or treatment, the wastewater can be drained into the municipal sewer system. Transferring the effluent into a biofertilizer is under consideration.

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The proposed process results in less carbon dioxide emissions and less energy consumption, and the overall footprint of this system is better than the present footprint of combusting these compounds. The DDU (Drug Destruction Unit) itself has zero CO2 emissions.

Proposed layout of the Alka Eco Mobile DDU (Drug Destruction Unit)

To see the images of the proposed layout, please use the password below. Ask us to get the password on our contact page.

The drug packaging materials will be thoroughly cleaned, so no drug residue will stick to the shredded packaging materials.

Presentation Alka Eco Mobile DDU (Drug Destruction Unit) by Luc de Haan
Alka Eco Mobile DDU (Drug Destruction Unit) with Shredder

Our team of specialists

Luc de Haan
Luc de Haan
Founder / Developer / Director
Luc de Haan
  • Inventor/innovator of the Drug Destruction Unit and energy recall system.
  • Former Engineer DSM Research b.v Technical support 35 years.
  • Safety inspector.
  • Grievance councilor of Technical support.
  • Engineer of safety related equipment such as Pressure vessels, safety relief valves, bursting discs.
  • Engineer of Rotation equipment such as special pumps for corrosive applications.
  • Engineer of process technology & equipment for semitechnical and laboratory applications.
  • Engineer of gas storage cylinders for various gases.
  • Engineer of pressure reducing regulators, and backpressure, for inert, combustible, and corrosive gases, and liquids.
  • Material and corrosion expert.
Emmo Meijer
Emmo Meijer
Honorary advisor to Luc de Haan
Emmo Meijer

Emmo Meijer, former President DSM Research and CTO, led DSM’s transition from bulk chemicals to a life-sciences focus, earning a reputation as an innovation leader. He later directed R&D at Unilever and FrieslandCampina, holding numerous advisory roles, including chairing TNO Industry’s strategic advisory board and serving as an ambassador for the National Program for Circular Economy.

Jeroen Konings
Jeroen Konings
Advisor for chemistry
Jeroen Konings

Work Experience:

  • Pilot Plant Coordinator Bio-based Projects
  • Operational manager
  • Pilot Plant
  • Experience with hydrolysis set up, destruction of dangerous components
  • Operations manager-manager pilot plant MP2
  • Chair member of Works Council Netherlands
  • (senior)-Chemist/project leader, (polymer chemistry, organic and biochemistry, process development)
  • Associate scientist, TU Eindhoven
  • Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, chemistry, and biochemistry

Additional courses/seminars/workshops:

  • Industrial Microbiology
  • Chemical engineering
  • Risk assessment DSM, Venlo
  • Process Safety, Linz Austria
  • Process Safety, Switzerland

Advisor for chemistry and scale-up of process Advisor for chemistry and scale-up of process
Freelance Advisor Nov 2023 – Present
Science advisor for Alka-Eco director Luc de Haan

Bert van Oijen
Bert van Oijen
Marketing Advisor
Bert van Oijen

Worked for 40 years at the Dutch police academy as a coordinator of E-learning digital police education. And connected with fertilizer company’s in Europe, Africa and Asia.

Ben Schneider
Ben Schneider
Bader Anlagenbau GmbH
Ben Schneider

Bader Metallbau GmbH and the associated companies. We have been working together for our customers since 1921.
Our customer orientation is an important part of what we do. Social commitment for our employees. Creativity, maximum flexibility, quality and adherence to deadlines are our goals.

Alex Lothian
Alex Lothian
Advisor heavy explosives and bio chemical destruction
Alex Lothian
  • 24 years British Military.
  • Various units and advisory to London District military units, worked out of Whitehall.
  • NEW ZEALAND, advisory to military in transportation of hazardous chemicals and materials.
  • At the same time, he was overseeing his own training company, international transport manager.
  • Assessor for the NZ commercial road transport industry. And NZ qualifications authority.
  • In total, 41 years experience in the field of hazardous and chemical handling and disposal.
  • Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical warfare. (NBC) Instructor.
Johannes Spatz
Spatz-Consulting
Johannes Spatz

Your partner and problem solver in all matters relating to machine and occupational safety. Our aim is to make the modern working world safer, simplify value streams and improve them sustainably, so that you not only have more effectiveness in your company, but can also work in a safe and resource-efficient working environment.

Bertram Brenner
Bertram Brenner
Advisor Fine Powder Processing Technologies
Bertram Brenner

Passion for fine powder processes, innovative, stable solutions for new products, or process optimization for existing lines. More than 30 years experience in the field of fine powder processing for chemicals (waxes, polymers), pharma (HPAPI, containment, excipients), metalls (powder for additive manufacturing), food (spices, protein concentrate, hydrocolloides), cosmetics and minerals (GCC, talc and wollastonite).