A Dutch court on Monday confiscated $112 million in ill-gotten gains from one of Europe's most notorious drug lords, thought to be hiding out in Sierra Leone.The Rotterdam court seized the illegal ...

Leijdekkers is also believed to be involved in the disappearance and death of Naima Jillal, a woman who went missing in 2019 after she got into a car in Amsterdam, according to Europol.

The Rotterdam District Court on Monday ordered convicted drug trafficker Jos Leijdekkers, widely known as “Bolle Jos,” to pay more than 96 million euros to the Dutch State. The ruling follows a ...

Convicted cocaine smuggler Jos Leijdekkers attends a church service in Tihun, Sierra Leone, January 1, 2025, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. First Lady Fatima Maada Bio via ...

Leijdekkers is listed as one of the most-wanted fugitives by Europol, the EU's law enforcement agency. West Africa is a major transit point for the trafficking of cocaine from Latin America.

The 33-year-old Leijdekkers, who was sentenced in absentia to 24 years in prison on June 25 by a Rotterdam court for smuggling more than 7 tonnes of cocaine, is one of the Netherlands most wanted men.

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 tonnes of cocaine, had been in Sierra ...

Convicted cocaine smuggler Jos Leijdekkers attends a church service in Tihun, Sierra Leone, Jan. 1, 2025, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video.