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Dutch prosecutors have set a €2 million bounty for information leading to the arrest of Jos Leijdekkers, a convicted cocaine kingpin living as a fugitive in Sierra Leone. This record reward is part of ongoing efforts by Dutch authorities and the European Union to capture Leijdekkers, who has been sentenced to 24 years in prison in absentia for smuggling over 7 metric tons of cocaine. He faces additional charges in both the Netherlands and Belgium.

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As of November 2, 2026, Dutch authorities 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. Leijdekkers, also known as "Bolle Jos" or "Chubby Jos," has been living in Sierra Leone since 2024 and uses the alias Omar Sherrif there. The Dutch court sentenced him in absentia to 24 years in prison for smuggling over 7 metric tons of cocaine. Despite demands, Sierra Leone refuses to extradite Leijdekkers, leading the European Union to reduce aid to the country. Dutch justice minister David van Weel stated that increasing the reward was necessary due to the threat Leijdekkers poses to national security and democratic rule of law.

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Netherlands offers €2 million bounty for capture of fugitive cocaine kingpin THE HAGUE, Nov 2 - asserted

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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. asserted

authorities → offer → Monday

Leijdekkers is a Dutch national who has been living in Sierra Leone for the past years, the Dutch prosecution service said. asserted

service → live → years

Prosecutors have demanded his extradition, but Sierra Leone has refused to cooperate, prompting the European Union to cut some aid to the West African country. asserted

Leone → demand → country

The reward, the highest bounty ever offered by the Dutch authorities, is available to any person who provides the crucial tip leading to Leijdekkers' arrest, prosecutors said in a statement. asserted

prosecutors → offer → statement

They added that Leijdekkers, who is known in the Netherlands as Bolle Jos or Chubby Jos, is a key player in international cocaine trafficking. asserted

who → add → trafficking

According to police, Leijdekkers also goes by the name of Omar Sherrif in Sierra Leone. uncertain

Leijdekkers → accord → Leone

The 35-year-old was sentenced in absentia to 24 years in prison by a Dutch court last year for smuggling more than 7 metric tons of cocaine and is also the subject of several ongoing police investigations in the Netherlands. asserted

old → sentence → Netherlands

In neighbouring Belgium a court sentenced him to 79 years in prison. asserted

court → neighbour → prison

Dutch authorities estimate Leijdekkers has made tens of millions of euros from cocaine smuggling. asserted

Leijdekkers → estimate → smuggling

He is also suspected of money laundering and involvement in the use of extreme violence, they said. asserted

they → suspect → violence

Netherlands offers €2 million bounty for capture of fugitive cocaine kingpin

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