Netherlands offers €2 million bounty for capture of fugitive cocaine kingpin
The 10-fold increase aims to pressure Sierra Leone after extradition efforts failed, as Leijdekkers faces 103 years in prison in absentia.
- On Monday, Dutch prosecutors announced a record €2 million reward for information leading to the arrest of convicted cocaine kingpin Jos Leijdekkers, one of Europe's most-wanted fugitives.
- The 35-year-old Leijdekkers is the most wanted fugitive on Europol's list, having been sentenced to 103 years in prison in absentia by Dutch and Belgian courts combined.
- Authorities believe Leijdekkers, known as 'Bolle Jos' or 'Chubby Jos,' is hiding in Sierra Leone, where he is reportedly in a relationship with the daughter of President Julius Maada Bio.
- The European Union withheld €18 million in budget aid to Sierra Leone last month due to the country's continued refusal to extradite the fugitive, Dutch Justice Minister David van Weel confirmed.
- Sierra Leone officials called the Dutch pressure 'scandalous' and claimed aid delays resulted from 'procedural issues,' while Chief Minister David Moinina Sengeh stated the government does not know Leijdekkers' location.
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The Netherlands has announced a record reward for information leading to the capture of Jos Leijdekkers, considered a major figure in the international cocaine trade and a fugitive for years. Leijdekkers, believed to be in Sierra Leone in Africa, is rumored to have connections to political circles, while the harsh prison sentences he received in both the Netherlands and Belgium have drawn attention.
Netherlands offers €2 million bounty for capture of fugitive cocaine kingpin
THE HAGUE, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Dutch prosecutors are offering a record €2 million ($2.2 million) reward for information leading to the arrest of convicted cocaine kingpin Jos Leijdekkers, one of Europe's most-wanted fugitives, the authorities said on Monday.
Dutch authorities are offering a record reward of two million euros for information leading to the arrest of one of Europe's most wanted drug traffickers, Jos Leijdekkers, who is currently hiding in Sierra Leone.
Dutch authorities are offering a record reward of two million euros for information leading to the arrest of one of Europe's most wanted drug traffickers, Jos Leijdekkers, who is currently hiding in Sierra Leone.
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