Drug Trafficking

Manhunt underway after one of Europe’s most-wanted fugitives spotted at religious service in Sierra Leone, police say

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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 was sentenced in absentia by a Rotterdam court in June last year to 24 years in prison for organizing the transport of … Read more

Suspected “narco-sub” breaks apart while being towed by fishing boat off Spain

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A suspected “narco-sub” capable of smuggling drugs broke in two as a fishing boat was towing it to a port in northwestern Spain this week, police said. The “Maria Cristina” fishing boat spotted the “semi-submerged” vessel on Wednesday at the entrance to the Camarinas-Muxia estuary in the Galicia region and proceeded to tow it to … Read more