Fugitive’s Family Under Fire

Dutch authorities are closing in on the Leijdekkers crime family, with Harry Leijdekkers—Jos’s older brother—just extradited from Turkey and now facing massive money laundering charges after intercepts revealed his trafficking of cash, gold, and luxury watches. This isn’t his first brush with the law; he fled to Turkey after a 2018 arrest involving weapons and was recently nabbed at the airport. The family’s under siege: their dad was acquitted, but mom and sister face charges too. Meanwhile, Jos, the fugitive mastermind, remains at large—sentenced to 24 years in absentia for cocaine smuggling and ordering a hit—with Dutch special forces failing twice to capture him at sea. The government is now pushing the EU to cut aid to Sierra Leone, where he’s believed to be hiding. This case underscores how global organized crime operates—and how law enforcement is relentlessly dismantling it, one family member at a time. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/ba9bf3879ff66bd2