8 hours ago · Netherlands
Dutch police offer record €2m reward in hunt for drug lord
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a crime & justice story. BBC News World and The Straits Times World are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Netherlands. The first report grouped here was at 2 Nov 2026, 10:32 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Dutch police offer record €2m reward in hunt for drug lord”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Jos Leijdekkers has been found guilty in absentia of cocaine smuggling and is believed to be in Sierra Leone.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Straits Times World
Netherlands offers €2 million bounty for capture of fugitive cocaine kingpin
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Netherlands offers €2m bounty for capture of cocaine kingpin Jos Leijdekkers
- New development reported by BBC News World
Same story, different outlets
2 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.