Authorities in the Netherlands have reported that one of Europe’s most notorious drug traffickers, Jos Leijdekkers, is believed to be residing in Sierra Leone. Leijdekkers, 33, has reportedly been living there for the past six months.
On June 25 of the previous year, Leijdekkers was sentenced to 24 years in prison in absentia by a court in Rotterdam after being convicted for the smuggling of over seven tonnes of cocaine.
Dutch prosecutor Wim de Bruin emphasized the importance of apprehending Leijdekkers, stating, “His return to the Netherlands is of the highest priority.” He assured that efforts are ongoing, but declined to provide further details due to the sensitive nature of the investigation.
A spokesperson from the Dutch Public Prosecution Service confirmed that Leijdekkers was in Sierra Leone, noting that he was previously thought to be living in Turkey. Information surfaced about his whereabouts after he was spotted in a social media video that featured the wife of Sierra Leone’s president attending a church service.
Dutch law enforcement has identified Leijdekkers as a significant figure in the international cocaine trade. To aid in his capture, a reward of $210,000 has been offered, marking it as one of the highest sums for a fugitive within the Dutch jurisdiction. Leijdekkers is also on Europol’s list of most-wanted individuals.
Sierra Leone is increasingly recognized as a key transit point for cocaine trafficking, particularly from Latin America. This has raised concerns following a recent incident in which seven suitcases containing alleged cocaine were discovered in a diplomatic vehicle belonging to Sierra Leone’s embassy in Guinea.
As investigations continue, the international effort to track down Leijdekkers highlights the ongoing challenges in combating drug trafficking networks operating through West Africa.
O mama salone ,may God help us ,but SLPP non good for salone
Here comes foreign exchange,, He is a wanted man in Holland, same goes to us with ade bayor,, so let exchange
😄😄😄😃 this na barter system.
Alaka dog ass basta pikin lek yu. Yu nor know watin yu type so.
What exchange is adebayor a drug trafficking kingpin don’t you know that that guy is more dangerous to world is adebayor ever step his two legs in sierra leone to destroy or kill anyone pls don’t compare international kingpin to him abeg look at the gravity of what lies behind the man and infact adebayor the Dutch government knows everything that is happening in sierra leone so for some of you that has never have the chance to travel out of sierra leone and how others countries are living our country is a very lawless country from the top to the bottom everyone is lawless both the politicians and the people of that country so for adebayor to be able to make way in that country its because the government didn’t address issues that the people expect from them so pls go sedom saful and lef adebayor
Adebayo insight thousands of people and course the death of many innocent people including police officers. So let’s just wait and see how this will unfold
hmmm….i want to pass-out reading your message without comma or full-stop. Udat teach you english, or you bin dae kekwe?
Thinking the same
So let’s see how sweet it is to protect criminals who are committing crimes from another country but the Netherland refuse to allow Sierra Leone to arrest and prosecute it’s criminals who