Revealed: fugitive Dutch drug lord has been in Sierra Leone for at least two years

<p>Sources place Johannes Leijdekkers in west African country since at least December 2022</p><p>One of Europe’s most-wanted drug lords has been living in Sierra Leone for at least two years, spending time at nightclubs and house parties, sources have told the Guardian.</p><p>Johannes Leijdekkers, a Dutch national, has been sentenced in absentia to decades in prison for offences including cocaine trafficking on a vast scale and ordering a murder. In September Dutch police said he remained missing and <a href="https://www.politie.nl/en/wanted/fugitives/2022/september/jos-leijdekkers">offered a €200,000 (£170,000) reward</a> for any information leading to his arrest.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/14/fugitive-dutch-drug-lord-johannes-leijdekkers-sierra-leone">Continue reading...</a>