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Santos Recherchebureau in the media

Updated on 15 October 2026

Santos Recherchebureau, a licensed investigation bureau in Utrecht (POB 7635), has featured in Advocatenblad, the Noordhollands Dagblad and in three episodes of the podcast Ontwikkelingen binnen Defensie en Veiligheid. A contribution to the VPRO children’s programme Stephanie First is coming soon.

Recording of the podcast Ontwikkelingen binnen Defensie en Veiligheid

Podcast · Ontwikkelingen binnen Defensie en Veiligheid · 14 October 2026

Guest on the podcast: three episodes on fact-finding, surveillance and AI

One of our investigators as a guest of host Rolf Waltenberg Donkel on the podcast Ontwikkelingen binnen Defensie en Veiligheid.

#190-1 Where does suspicion end and truth begin? (20 min 44 sec)
How investigations start with a clear research question, why evidence requires a legitimate interest and why a good investigation sometimes shows a suspicion was wrong.
Spotify · YouTube
#190-2 What does professional surveillance involve? (19 min 17 sec)
Preparation, camera vehicles and drones, surveillance teams, the skills of a surveillance operative and cooperation with the police.
Spotify · YouTube
#190-3 AI is developing rapidly, but does that mean human investigators will disappear? (19 min 12 sec)
How AI is already used for image analysis, document research and support during surveillance, and why judgement and ethical decisions remain human work.
Spotify · YouTube

More about the podcast All episodes on Spotify

Filming for VPRO’s Stephanie First in Utrecht

Coming soon

Television · VPRO · Coming soon

Stephanie First: we contributed to a VPRO children’s programme

For Stephanie First, a new educational children’s programme by VPRO, we spent a morning on location in Utrecht. We showed children how surveillance works, which tools an investigator uses and where the limits lie: not spying, but careful fact-finding within clear boundaries. Broadcast date to follow.

Article opening in Advocatenblad: A game of risks

Trade journal · Advocatenblad · 3 February 2026

Hiring a detective? A game of risks

Advocatenblad, the Dutch legal profession’s magazine, examined when lawyers and their clients hire a private investigator and what risks that involves. One of our owners estimates that about half of law firms occasionally work with investigation bureaus.

Illustration for the Noordhollands Dagblad article: a man with binoculars

Newspaper · Noordhollands Dagblad · 11 January 2024

Suspected infidelity, sick-leave fraud or an unsolved robbery? Private investigators solve cases the police leave unsolved

The newspaper spoke with private investigators and a lawyer about how the profession works: the requirements (licence, training, ID card), the cases they take on and what an investigation costs. One of our investigators explains that privacy and ethics set the limits, and that we are not a competitor of the police but do preparatory work and offer a complement.

News · Santos Recherchebureau · 20 February 2024

Santos Recherchebureau strengthens integrity and professionalism by joining BPOB

We are a member of the BPOB, the Dutch trade association for private investigation bureaus, which represents the interests of private investigators and promotes knowledge sharing and professionalism in the sector.

More about Santos Recherchebureau: About us · Our approach · For lawyers · How to choose a private investigator · Cost

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