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White powder spilled on a table next to a small bag containing more powder
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Logistics worker, 39, tied to cocaine found among bananas sent to Lidl stores in May
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The Spanish and Dutch police raided 12 locations in the two countries, seizing a record of 947 kilograms of MDMA and arresting 15 supsects, 28 January 2026
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Video: Dutch, Spanish police intercept 947 kg of MDMA; Largest seizure in Europe
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Belgian police
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Teen suspected as a contract killer held for murdering Dutch man, 25, in Spain
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Jos Leijdekkers
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EU to also pressure Sierra Leone to extradite drug trafficker Bolle Jos
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German police car in Baden-Baden, Germany. May 20, 2026.
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Two Dutch arrested in German bust of international drug trafficking network
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Drugs seized during raids in Tilburg in an investigation into cocaine trafficking and money laundering by the Dutch and Spanish police, 18 June 2024
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Most of Europe's cocaine is processed in Netherlands, says EU agency
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undles of cocaine seized from the cargo ship Arconian are unloaded at the Spanish naval base in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, on Monday, May 4, 2026. Spanish authorities seized a record 35,000 to 40,000 kilograms of cocaine off Western Sahara.
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Investigation links Bolle Jos to record cocaine bust near Canary Islands
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An active blue light bar on a Swedish police car in 2017
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Swedish drug probe leads to arrest in the Netherlands as international crackdown widens
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Harry L. arrested in Istanbul, Turkey, on 17 May 2026
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Turkey extradites brother of wanted drug trafficker Bolle Jos to Netherlands
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Jos Leijdekkers
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Dutch gov't will try cutting EU development aid to Sierra Leone over Bolle Jos
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Angled shot showing Amsterdam Airport Schiphol's logo and an air traffic control tower
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Schiphol cargo worker arrested over alleged data leaks to drug networks
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Thousands of euros found in a money laundering investigation focused on a Surinamese speciality shop in Rotterdam. 22 May 2026
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Rotterdam pair caught laundering cash from Surinamese takeaway, Amsterdam travel office
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Jos Leijdekkers
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Dutch special forces plan to arrest Bolle Jos twice called off at last minute
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Jos Leijdekkers
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Father of fugitive Bolle Jos acquitted in money laundering case over luxury watches
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An evening shot of a Lidl supermarket
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Narcotics found between fruit at two Lidl supermarkets in Noord-Brabant
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
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OM handled over 200,000 cases last year including 15 femicides; More teenage suspects
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undles of cocaine seized from the cargo ship Arconian are unloaded at the Spanish naval base in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, on Monday, May 4, 2026. Spanish authorities seized a record 35,000 to 40,000 kilograms of cocaine off Western Sahara.
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Dutch with machine guns protected cocaine on "mothership" that supplied smuggling boats
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Jos Leijdekkers
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Bolle Jos's Father could face 7 months in prison for laundering €110,000 watch
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Sea containers stacked on top of each other in the Maasvlakte harbor in the port of Rotterdam
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Sharp increase in teenagers caught retreiving smuggled drugs
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Spanish police bust a secret hashish smuggling tunnel between exclave Cueta and Morocco, 28 March 2026
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Secret tunnel between Morocco, Spanish exclave used to smuggle hash for Netherlands
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The ICE Prairieland detention center
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Dutch woman, 19, in ICE detention after trying to smuggle 76kg of ketamine into U.S.
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Jos Leijdekkers
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Belgian prosecutors seek 15-year sentence for fugitive Dutch drug lord “Bolle Jos”
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Kerobokan, Bali.
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Dutchman murdered in Bali a convicted drug criminal: report
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Quincy Promes playing for Ajax in the Eredivisie, 1 March 2020
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Footballer Quincy Promes admits stabbing relative; Will give police statement