Dutch police offer record €2m reward in hunt for drug lord
Jos Leijdekkers has been found guilty in absentia of cocaine smuggling and is believed to be in Sierra Leone.
Dutch authorities have offered a record award of €2m (£1.7m/$2.24m) for information leading to the arrest of Jos Leijdekkers, one of Europe's most-wanted men.
The 35-year-old, who is also known as Bolle Jos (Chubby Jos), was previously accused of being "one of the key players in international cocaine trafficking" by Dutch police.
Commenting on the decision to increase the reward ten-fold, Dutch justice minister David van Weel said it was "necessary given the threat that Leijdekkers poses to national security, our democratic rule of law, and the international legal order".
In January 2025, Dutch police said he was believed to be living in Sierra Leone and going by the name Omar Sherrif.