5 days ago · The extradition request for Jos Leijdekkers presents Sierra Leone with an opportunity to demonstrate its commitment to fighting international organized crime. The government’s decision will be closely monitored by foreign governments, security agencies, and global anti-narcotics organizations.

5 days ago · Police in Sierra Leone have said they are hunting a Dutch drug trafficker who is one of Europe's most-wanted fugitives and believed to be hiding out in the west African country. Jos Leijdekkers ...

Jan 27, 2025 · Leijdekkers (33), who is both on the national and the international Europol most wanted list, was sentenced to 24 years in jail in 2024 for organising six drugs transports comprising some 7,000 kilos of cocaine and for commissioning a murder.

Jan 25, 2025 · Dutch authorities say one of Europe's most-wanted fugitives has been living in Sierra Leone for about six months. Jos Leijdekkers, 33, was sentenced in absentia to 24 years in prison on 25...

12 hours ago · Le trafiquant de drogue néerlandais Jos Leijdekkers lors d’un office religieux à Tihun, en Sierra Leone, le 1er janvier 2025. FATIMA MAADA BIO/FACEBOOK VIA REUTERS C’est désormais la ...

Jan 26, 2025 · 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 tons of cocaine, had been in Sierra...

Jan 25, 2025 · One of Europe’s most wanted fugitives, convicted cocaine smuggler Jos Leijdekkers, has found refuge and high-level protection in Sierra Leone, according to three sources with direct knowledge...

Jan 25, 2025 · The Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM) and police have confirmed that Jos Leijdekkers, one of the most wanted fugitives in the Netherlands, has been in Sierra Leone for more than six months. This announcement follows reports by AD and Follow the Money.

Jan 24, 2025 · One of Europe's most wanted fugitives, convicted cocaine smuggler Jos Leijdekkers, has been living in Sierra Leone for at least six months, a spokesperson for the Dutch prosecutors' office...

Feb 5, 2025 · The Inspector General of Police (IGP), William Fayia Sellu, has disclosed that the Sierra Leone Police have identified the individual believed to be Europe’s most wanted man, Jos Leijdekkers, as Umar Sheriff. This revelation was made during a press conference held on Tuesday, February 4, at the Miatta Conference Centre in Freetown. “The picture that […]