# Dutch police offer record €2m for fugitive drug lord

> Dutch authorities have raised the reward for Jos Leijdekkers, a major cocaine trafficker believed to be hiding in Sierra Leone, to two million euros.
- Title: Dutch police offer record €2m for fugitive drug lord
- Summary: Dutch authorities have raised the reward for Jos Leijdekkers, a major cocaine trafficker believed to be hiding in Sierra Leone, to two million euros. Dutch…
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- Source: BBC News — https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckly0v2q2yxlo
- Published: 2026-11-02T17:29:49.453+00:00
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- Topics: jos leijdekkers, netherlands police, cocaine trafficking, sierra leone, drug lord, extradition, europol, news, world
## Record reward for Europe's most-wanted
Dutch authorities offered €2m (£1.7m/$2.24m) for information leading to the arrest of Jos Leijdekkers, a 35-year-old also known as Bolle Jos, one of Europe's most-wanted men.
## Accused of major cocaine trafficking
Dutch police accused Leijdekkers of being one of the key players in international cocaine trafficking.

> necessary given the threat that Leijdekkers poses to national security, our democratic rule of law, and the international legal order
## Sierra Leone refuses extradition
In January 2025, Dutch police said Leijdekkers was believed to be living in Sierra Leone under the name Omar Sherrif.
## Key takeaway

Dutch police offered a record two million euro reward for Jos Leijdekkers, a 35-year-old drug lord accused of major cocaine trafficking, after Sierra Leone refused to extradite him.