34 Held After Dutch Village Shooting Kills One
Authorities said the suspects came from four countries and seized weapons as investigators probed links to a long-running drug dispute.
- A shootout in Overasselt, Netherlands, resulted in one person killed and two police officers injured, with 34 suspects arrested from multiple countries including the Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Algeria.
- The violence is linked to the criminal network of fugitive drug lord Jos Leijdekkers, also known as Bolle Jos, who is wanted for major international cocaine trafficking offenses and believed to be in Sierra Leone.
- The attack involved a large group of masked men armed with heavy weapons attacking a farmhouse connected to a longstanding drug conflict and prior shootings, including an incident in July 2025.
- Dutch officials condemned the violence as unprecedented and stated they will not tolerate such acts, continuing investigations and manhunts for additional suspects.
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BREAKING: 34 ARRESTED AFTER DEADLY GANG SHOOTING IN THE NETHERLANDS
Dutch police arrested 34 Dutch, Belgian, French and Algerian nationals following a major gang shooting in Overasselt. Dozens of armed men reportedly attacked a property linked to an ongoing gang conflict, killing a 51-year-old security guard and...
34 people were arrested on Tuesday by the Dutch police, following an armed attack in the village of Overasselt, which caused the death of one person and injured two police officers.
Several dozen men march heavily armed into a village in the Netherlands and shoot without a gun. Back there remain a dead man, injured police officers and disturbed residents. A new level of drug crime.
INSANE: Quiet Dutch Village Turns Into A Battlefield
This post is republished with permission from Remix News A suspected underworld revenge attack linked to fugitive drug trafficker Jos Leijdekkers, known as “Bolle Jos,” left a security guard dead and two police officers wounded in the quiet Dutch village of Overasselt in the early hours of Sept. 1, 2026. Surveillance cameras captured vans full of masked men carrying assault rifles during the attack, which is raising fears that Netherlands is de…
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