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

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

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

The Netherlands has sent an extradition request to Sierra Leone for convicted cocaine smuggler Jos Leijdekkers, the Dutch justice minister said on Thursday, adding that he hoped to find the ...

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The Netherlands has requested Sierra Leone extradite Jos Leijdekkers, a convicted cocaine smuggler, who is reportedly hiding there. Despite the lack of a formal treaty, Sierra Leone is investigating ...

The Minister of Justice and Security of The Netherlands, David van Weel made a post on X that said: “Today the Dutch extradition request for convicted drug criminal Jos Leijdekkers was handed over to ...

Police in Sierra Leone have said they are hunting a Dutch drug trafficker who is one of Europe's most-wanted fugitives and believed to be hiding out in the west African country. Jos Leijdekkers ...

Sierra Leone's information ministry said Sunday it was investigating media reports that European cocaine kingpin Jos ...

Jos Leijdekkers as captured in a screen grab of a video taken in a church in Sierra Leone on New Year’s Eve. The Sierra Leonean police says it has made a discovery that the individual seen in videos ...

The Netherlands has sent and extradition request to the authorities of Sierra Leone for convicted drug criminal Jos Leijdekkers, Dutch Justice Minister David van Weel said on his X account on Thursday ...