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Dutch police offer £1.6m reward for help finding cocaine kingpin on the run

Dutch prosecutors are offering a staggering £1.6million reward for any information leading to the arrest of Jos Leijdekkers

Covered by 2 sources from United Kingdom. First reported by The Independent ·

How 2 newspapers cover this story

  1. The IndependentUnited KingdomFirst report

    Dutch police offer £1.6m reward for help finding cocaine kingpin on the run

    Dutch prosecutors are offering a staggering £1.6million reward for any information leading to the arrest of Jos Leijdekkers

  2. BBC NewsUnited Kingdom

    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.

Coverage details

2 outlets from United Kingdom are covering this story: The Independent and BBC News. The Independent published it first, on November 2, 2026; the last outlet to join was BBC News, 6 hours later.

Key names in the coverage: Jos Leijdekkers and Sierra Leone.

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