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Police Investigate Threat Video Linked to Overasselt Attack - DutchNews.nl

Police are analyzing an unverified social media video that shows four masked men threatening Jan G. Jr over 1,283 kilograms of cocaine.

  • On Wednesday, a video surfaced showing masked men threatening Overasselt resident Jan, demanding return of 1,283 kilograms of cocaine and two transport trucks within 12 hours.
  • The threat follows a violent incident in Overasselt on Tuesday where more than 30 armed men killed a man and fired on police, reported by NOS, Telegraaf, and Het Parool as gangland score settling.
  • Lawyers for Leijdekkers released a statement to ANP denying any involvement, stating he "firmly distances himself from the unfounded accusations" being made against him.
  • Many residents in Overasselt told NOS they have endured repeated trouble at the property and hope the council intervenes, with most speaking anonymously due to fear of repercussions.
  • Police are investigating the video, which remains unverified, while NOS reported the footage did not surface online before today, indicating a new development in the Gelderland gangland dispute.
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The bizarre shooting in Overasselt is getting a new and sinister chapter. A threatening video allegedly directed personally at Jan G. seems to shed more light on what lies behind the extreme violence. The message is as simple as it is chilling: hand over a missing batch of unv...

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Several residents of Overasselt want the home where yesterday's shooting took place to be closed. "We all feel like: 'Those people just have to leave.' There is so much misery there every time," a woman told the NOS. On the night of Monday to Tuesday, dozens of masked men with heavy weapons walked through the village south of Nijmegen. They stopped at the home of 28-year-old Jan G. He lives there with his wife and young children. His mother and …

·Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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A personal video sent to Jan G., whose farm in Overasselt was stormed yesterday by dozens of masked and armed men, appears to confirm that a dispute over a missing shipment of cocaine lies at the root of the violence. During the operation last night, a security guard was killed and two police officers were seriously injured.

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Reformatorisch Dagblad broke the news in Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
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