Jos Leijdekkers — also known as "Omar Sheriff" and "Chubby Jos" — is accused of trafficking cocaine and ordering a murder.

Sierra Leone has received an extradition request from the Netherlands for Jos Leijdekkers, a convicted cocaine smuggler. This request involves discussion in court as no extradition treaty exists ...

A DUTCH cocaine kingpin known as “Chubby Jos” has finally been tracked down after pictures gave away his location. But a jaw-dropping twist means the authorities can’t touch one of ...

The Netherlands has requested the extradition of Jos Leijdekkers, a notorious drug criminal, from Sierra Leone. High-level ...

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The convicted cocaine smuggler, one of Europe’s most wanted fugitives, enjoys high-level protection in the West African ...

Sierra Leone has launched a manhunt for the Dutch fugitive Jos Leijdekkers, also known as Bolle Jos. The police asked locals ...

The Sierra Leonean police says it has made a discovery that the individual seen in videos and photos in close proximity to ...

President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone says he does not know who Jos Leijdekkers is. The Dutch criminal known as Bolle ...

Jos Leijdekkers was sentenced in absentia by a Rotterdam court in June last year to 24 years in prison for organizing the transport of seven tons of cocaine and ordering a murder. Suspicion that ...

The Netherlands has formally requested the extradition of convicted drug criminal Jos Leijdekkers, a notorious figure in international ...

Sierra Leone's information ministry said on Sunday it was investigating media reports that European cocaine kingpin Jos Leijdekkers is in the country and benefitting from high-level protection there.