One of Europe’s most wanted fugitives, convicted cocaine smuggler Jos Leijdekkers, has found refuge and high-level protection in Sierra Leone, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the matter as well as photos and video footage seen by Reuters.

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European cocaine kingpin Jos Leijdekkers residing in Sierra Leone, Dutch police and prosecutors say

Jos Leijdekkers has been hiding in the West African country, according to authorities in the Netherlands.

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One of Europe's most wanted fugitives, convicted cocaine smuggler Jos Leijdekkers, has been living in Sierra Leone for at least six months, a spokesperson for the Dutch prosecutors' office told Reuters on Friday.

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NAIROBI/THE HAGUE - One of Europe's most wanted fugitives, convicted cocaine smuggler Jos Leijdekkers, has found refuge and high-level protection in Sierra Leone, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the matter as well as photos and video footage seen

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After a years-long manhunt, one of Europe's most wanted drug lords has now been discovered in Sierra Leone. Jos Leijdekkers was sentenced in absentia in the Netherlands to 24 years in prison for, among other things, smuggling cocaine and ordering a murder. A Belgian court also sentenced him to ten years in prison for drug trafficking and bodily harm. Investigators had most recently suspected the Dutchman to be in Turkey. The authorities assume t…

Nach jahrelanger Fahndung ist jetzt einer der meistgesuchten Drogenbosse Europas in Sierra Leone entdeckt worden. Jos Leijdekkers war in den Niederlanden in Abwesenheit zu 24 Jahren Haft verurteilt worden, unter anderem wegen Schmuggels von Kokain und der Anordnung eines Mordes. Ein belgisches Gericht verurteilte ihn zudem wegen Drogenhandels und Körperverletzung zu zehn Jahren Gefängnis. Zuletzt hatten Fahnderinnen und Fahnder den Niederländer …

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FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Sierra Leone's information ministry said Sunday it was investigating media reports that European cocaine kingpin Jos Leijdekkers is in the country and benefiting from high-level protection there.
Two sources told Reuters on Friday that Leijdekkers, who was sentenced last June in absentia to 24 years in prison by a Dutch court for smuggling more than 7 tons of cocaine, had been in Sierra Leone since at least early 2023.
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Jos Leijdekkers, the most wanted criminal in the Netherlands, is in hiding in Sierra Leone. This was confirmed by the Public Prosecution Service after an investigation by Follow the Money and AD.

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