Dutch drug baron again reported killed in a gun battle in Mexico
Convicted Dutch drug baron Marco Ebben was reportedly killed in a shootout in a parking garage in a suburb of Mexico City, NOS reported. This is not the first time Ebben has been reported shot dead in Mexico.
Ebben has been on Europol’s list of wanted criminals for some time. He still had to serve a prison sentence in the Netherlands for his role in the drug trafficking case involving corrupt customs officer Gerrit G. In October 2020, the court sentenced Ebben to 7 years and 4 months in prison for drug trafficking from Brazil to the Netherlands.
In May last year, Ebben briefly spoke to the regional broadcaster Rijnmond to say that he had nothing to do with a series of explosions targeting a plumber in Vlaardingen. In June, Ebben was injured in a shooting in Turkey in which he was reportedly chased by men on motorcycles who opened fire on his car with an automatic weapon.
In October last year, several sources told Rijnmond that Ebben had been killed in a shooting in Mexico. His father, also a well-known drug criminal in Schiedam, told De Telegraaf that Ebben died in a gunfight with the rival of the son of drug lord El Chapo.
Ebben’s death in the recent shootout has not yet been officially confirmed, according to NOS, reputable media sources in Mexico reported that the Dutch drug baron was killed.
