Big arsenal seized in Rotterdam.

When asked about the latest news, Van den Heuvel says that conversations of criminals who spoke about Weski have been tapped or deciphered. And he again mentions that she is suspected of participating in a criminal organization . “Read: the organization of Ridouan Taghi. And that further indicates the seriousness of the suspicions, because then you are not only a conduit, but you are also really part of that organization.”

Deciphering certain messages has revealed incriminating information about her role. “It shows that she has gone much further – whether or not out of necessity, whether or not under pressure – than what can be expected of a lawyer.”

The crime journalist also says about this possible coercion that other stories also substantiate that Weski was under great pressure from the criminal organization. “That she was actually forced to take steps that she actually didn't want to take at all. And then the story keeps coming that family members, even her son Guy Weski, who is also a lawyer, might even count as some kind of commitment to that criminal organization. If she did not do as instructed, her son or other relatives would be in danger.”

Is that speculative? “I have not seen anything about that in the file, but I have heard a few things about it, and with me also a number of other people,” says Van den Heuvel. He also fears that Weski is not the only lawyer who "feels forced to cooperate with a criminal club".

'Extremely dangerous' nephew of Ridouan Taghi, Anouar, arrested again
Anouar Taghi (29) nephew of Ridouan Taghi was arrested again on Friday. He is suspected of drug trafficking. This new suspicion comes on top of the existing suspicion that he led a criminal organization of car thieves - and supplied cars that were used for the murder of lawyer Derk Wiersum of star witness Nabil B.
To the dismay of the investigative services, the Amsterdam court released Anouar Taghi in April 2021 in the run-up to the substantive hearing of his trial. He is on trial with eight others, as the main suspect. He is considered an extremely dangerous linchpin in Ridouan Taghi's criminal organization.
Now new suspicions have arisen on the basis of which the Utrecht man could be arrested again. This arrest fits in with the 'Approach to Criminal Power Structures' (ACM) with which the police and judiciary want to completely dismantle criminal organizations such as those around Ridouan Taghi.
Anouar Taghi, always dressed in a three-piece suit, has previously confessed that he rented sheds under a false name where he stored stolen vehicles, but according to him these were 'deal cars'. He says he did not knowingly supply cars that were used for the liquidation of lawyer Derk Wiersum, who was shot dead in front of his house in Amsterdam-Buitenveldert in September 2019.

Mocro Maffia threatens Europe and North Africa
Morocco, Belgium and the Netherlands have become pivotal in the growing Latin America-Europe cocaine chain.

https://issafrica.org/iss-today/moroccos-mocro-maffia-threatens-europe-and-north-africa

i thought the supercartel of Dubai (Taghi/Kinahan/Imperiale/Gacanin) controlled a third of Europe’s cocaine market not only the Mocro Maffia

They call the Taghi group mocro mafia but it's not there are Bosnians poles Dutch chileans Surinamese, antillians and others.

Yeah lots of sensationalist bs in that article. Very poorly researched and it's clear that the writer of that article has never come across anyone involved in the Netherlands- and Belgium-based drug trade. There is no "Mocro Maffia" and there sure as hell is no big "Moroccan cartel". There are families and traffickers based in the Netherland and Belgium that are active in the cocaine trade that are of Moroccan descent. And there's a myriad of different alliances between some of these families and other groups based in the Netherlands and Belgium. And these alliances are constantly shifting.

Based in the Netherlands you have a few Moroccan crime families in Utrecht/Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague. You also have some old school Dutch crime bosses from the Utrecht/Amsterdam region and the Rotterdam/Schiedam area. There are a few major Surinamese drug traffickers as well as a very prominent transnational drug trafficking gang based in Curaçao. Last but not least you have about 15 family-based networks from the Dutch "Traveller" underworld based in North Brabant and The Hague. On top of that you have those connected to the biker environment (even though the Hells Angels and Satudarah are officially banned, they're still around unofficially).
In Belgium you have a few families of Moroccan origin and a huge Assyrian clan (originally from Southeast Turkey), all of them based in Antwerp.

Of course there are also a lot of international criminal organizations that have set up shop in the Netherlands and Belgium and are active in the cocaine trade as well: Ndrangheta (especially in Limburg), Camorra, Sicilian mafia (especially in Liege), Albanian clans, Serbian/Montenegrin clans, Turkish and Kurdish clans, Irish/British/Scottish organized crime groups...all have their hideouts in the Netherlands as well as Belgium and have used the ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam to bring in huge shipments of cocaine. Often in cooperation with groups that are based in the Low Countries.

There's no "Moroccan cartel" and there's no stable "super cartel" either; there's just a myriad of cooperations between Netherlands/Belgium-based networks (of different backgrounds) and international networks (also of different backgrounds).

The Taghi's are almost done now, the Dutch state has enough with those murders of innocent people. For a short while they were really at the top Taghi was untouchable but the dozens of murders backfired on them.
Others have already taken over.

The Travellers have been here for centuries they are a nomadic people but the Dutch state put them in about 70 big çamps in the 1950s. Because of the camps they are called also Kampers or caravan dwellers.

Dutch Gaming Authority gives Curaçao gambling mafia too much space
MAIN | By Correspondent Dec. 5, 2022
THE HAGUE - The Dutch Gaming Authority (KSA) is not taking enough action against web casinos operating from Curaçao. This is the opinion of the parties that contributed to an evaluation of the KSA over the period 2017-2021. “The picture is that providers in Malta and Curaçao, for example, were and still are given the space to illegally offer their services in the Netherlands,” the report reads.

“Most of the KSA's enforcement actions focused on illegal online offerings. This has also been identified as a priority in the Supervisory Agendas. Nevertheless, market parties and various government organizations believe that combating illegal supply still receives too little attention from the KSA. They believe that the KSA could and can do more about this, for example by urging telecom parties to shut down illegal websites or payment service providers not to provide payment services to illegal providers.”


The KSA itself states that it actively monitors thousands of websites with various online tools. In its own words, it cannot be completely transparent about how the KSA proceeds in combating illegal supply. The KSA wants to prevent illegal providers from being made easier to disrupt and/or evade investigations by the KSA. According to the KSA, this could create the impression in the outside world that the KSA is doing less to combat the illegal supply than is actually the case.

Willemstad has the questionable reputation of being the world capital of the gambling mafia: thousands of web casinos are active on the basis of "illegal" sublicences sold by Curaçao master licensees. A number of operators are directly linked to international criminal organizations that use their gambling companies to launder profits from arms, human and drug trafficking, among other things. Not only the KSA is accused of acting insufficiently, the government in Curaçao does not supervise and the Public Prosecution Service looks away, while there are also doubts about the way in which the Central Bank carries out its supervisory task in the trust sector.

RTL: investigation into Weski focuses on messages between Taghi and Italian mafia

The police are investigating whether the arrested lawyer Inez Weski was a conduit between her client Ridouan Taghi and Raffaele Imperiale, a leader of the Italian mafia. RTL Nieuws reports this based on police sources. It would be about passing on messages about money, intended for Taghi's criminal organization.

Earlier today, Het Parool reported that Weski was pressured by relatives of Taghi to act as a conduit. Taghi is in the Extra Secure Institution (EBI) in Vught, the most heavily secured prison in the Netherlands.

Taghi and Imperiale were both in hiding in Dubai before their arrests. They would have engaged in cocaine transports there. RTL News has previously reported on money flows between Imperiale and Taghi's family.

Millions
According to RTL, Taghi had deposited tens of millions of euros at Imperiale. When Taghi was in the EBI, his organization would have needed parts of that money. A source in the investigation tells the news channel that permission was needed from Taghi himself. According to the source, the police are now investigating whether Weski played a role in that communication.

Weski had received a phone from Taghi's family with the encrypted Sky messaging service, RTL further reports. Het Parool also mentioned such a telephone that would have been provided to the lawyer by Taghi's relatives.

Ridouan Taghi was arrested in Dubai at the end of 2019, Imperiale in the summer of 2021. He is now in jail in Italy.

Defense laid down
Inez Weski has been detained since April 21. She's in full restrictions, which means she's only allowed contact with her lawyer.

She has since filed Taghi's defense in the Marengo trial .

There are also reports of communications with the aunt and son of Raffaele Imperiale.
Imperiale would have acted as a kind of bank for Taghi and housed tens of millions of euros from Taghi. The police believe that Weski passed on messages that dealt with that money.
Earlier Follow the Money and RTL News already reported a money transport of 5 million euros from Italy to the Netherlands that Imperiale and Taghi's son would have chatted about.
In December it was announced that he has made a deal with the judiciary in Italy and he would have made statements. They may also concern people from Ridouan Taghi's network. The police could also ask him about his knowledge of how Taghi managed to communicate from the EBI. RTL reports that Imperiale is 'reluctant' to state about Taghi.

Taghi member Aimane T.: 'Police beat me up'

The Public Prosecution Service must explain what violence was used during the arrest of 20-year-old Aimane T., a member of the Taghi family who is suspected of trafficking in drugs and weapons and a burglary.

Aimane T. was 3.5 months ago, according to his own words, "completely beaten up" by the police during his arrest "while I cooperated nicely." His lawyer Wesley van Soest says he has photos on which Aimane T. can be seen with two black eyes.

The court also finds that the suspect has the right to be able to listen to the incriminating conversation recordings on which he can be heard, according to the Public Prosecution Service.

By honoring the wishes, the court managed to avert a challenge by lawyer Van Soest. However, it also meant that the substantive hearing of the criminal case scheduled for Wednesday did not take place.

Quran
Aimane T., who entered the courtroom armed with thick envelopes containing his file and a Quran, is said to have traded in cocaine and automatic weapons between October 2020 and January 2022, according to the OM. On February 25, 2021, he would also have broken into Culemborg. The loot included two tons of euros, expensive watches, gold bars and securities.

According to the Public Prosecution Service, he conducted his trade using a crypto phone. The police say they recognize his voice in the voice messages that were left for months. However, according to lawyer Van Soest, Aimane T. was not the only one who used the telephone. According to the lawyer, the photos of blocks of cocaine and weapons on the phone also mean nothing. “Anyone can pick that up from Wikipedia.”

Alleged crime boss Ridouan Taghi will defend himself after attorney’s arrest
Ridouan Taghi has informed the Amsterdam court that he intends to conduct his own defense in the extensive Marengo criminal proceedings, a source close to the case told ANP. The extensive trial covers a myriad of violent crimes, including assassinations, attempted killings, and murder plots.

Taghi ’s former attorney, Inez Weski, was arrested on April 21. She then resigned as his defense counsel, and was suspended by the Bar Association while her own case works its way through the courts.

Taghi has informed the court that he fully supports and will continue to press all inquiries made by Weski. Among her probes, she has asked the court to further investigate the story of a commando who claims to have been approached with the question about possible options to “neutralise” Taghi, likely used as a euphemism for killing him.

That allegedly happened when Taghi was still a fugitive. He was arrested in Dubai at the end of 2019.

The top lawyers Christian Flokstra and Nico Meijering of the Ficq office stop assisting suspects in criminal cases in which a key witness is used by the judiciary. They said this on Monday morning during a session in the Marengo trial.

The lawyers accuse the Public Prosecution Service of holding on to the key witness as the 'holy grail' in investigations. They also criticize the expansion of the crown witness scheme that the Minister of Justice and Security Dilan Ye?ilgöz-Zegerius wants.

NRC writes that, according to Nico Meijering, it seems that criticism of the content of statements by crown witness Nabil B. in the Marengo trial is undesirable. 'There is no substantive response,' says Meijering. "Or the Public Prosecution Service puts words in our mouths that are not correct, only to conclude that the defense is stating things that are not correct."

It is remarkable that law firm Ficq will no longer assist suspects in criminal cases in which a key witness is central. For example, Christian Flokstra and Nico Meijering assisted various suspects in four criminal cases in which key witnesses played a role. This concerns the three extensive liquidation processes Passage, Eris and Marengo

OM demands sixteen years in prison against 'final boss' Piet S. (67) from The Hague

https://www.crimesite.nl/om-eist-zestien-jaar-cel-tegen-haagse-eindbaas-piet-s-67/

Five suspects in the murder of Peter R. de Vries were also involved in the serious assault of an ex-brother-in-law of Ridouan Taghi in May 2021. Taghi is said to have ordered this from the EBI in Vught.

Ridouan Taghi's ex -brother-in-law was assaulted by three men with a baseball bat on May 2, 2021. Two days later he was assaulted again. An attempted murder in September 2021 failed.

According to the criminal investigation department, the murder suspects in the De Vries case 'in close cooperation and varying composition' played an important role in 'several attempts to seriously abuse or kill Taghi's ex-brother-in-law'. These would be Kamil E., the Polish driver who drove the getaway car after the murder of De Vries, Taghi's cousin Jaouad F ., Erickson O. (who filmed De Vries after he was shot) and the convicted arms dealer Divainy K. The violence allegedly directed by murder broker Krystian M.

With the new evidence from the criminal investigation department about the abuse, the suspected perpetrators of the murder of De Vries are linked to Taghi for the first time, according to EenVandaag. That the murder of the crime journalist is related to the Taghi case has been suspected for a long time, but hard evidence has been lacking so far.

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Research: Italian mafia approach partly useful for the Netherlands

Parts of the Italian anti-mafia legislation can be useful for the Netherlands to better combat organized crime. This emerges from a study by the University of Groningen. The Ministry of Justice and Security had asked for this, because the government wants to know what the Netherlands can learn from the Italian approach to the mafia. Strict laws have been in force there since the 1990s to curb the violence and influence of these criminal organizations.

In the first place, a better crown witness scheme is needed, as this study also underlines. Recently, there has been a lot of criticism of the lack of protection by the government, following the murders surrounding the trial of Ridouan Taghi.

Less room for negotiation
In Italy, crown witnesses and their environment are better protected by the government. At the same time, when making deals, there is less room for negotiation for mafia members who want to talk.

"It's take it or leave it there ," says researcher Laura Peters of the University of Groningen. "You have to declare what you know within 180 days. Only then will you enter a protection program."

Protection is not arranged by the Public Prosecution Service, as is still the case in the Netherlands, but by a separate organisation. "That offers us opportunities for improvement," says Peters.

Fragmented approach
The crown witness scheme is used much more often in Italy. Last year there were almost 900 crown witnesses in a protection program, in the Netherlands only a few.

Another point for improvement is the overview of criminal investigations and the sharing of information about criminals. In Italy, all investigations into mafia organizations are coordinated nationally by a special department of the Public Prosecutor's Office.

In the Netherlands, the approach to organized crime is fragmented. "We can learn from acting as one front against crime."

Not all relevant
But not all Italian anti-mafia laws are useful for the Netherlands. For example, there is already an article of law here to tackle criminal organisations. According to the research, it has not been shown that this does not work.

In Italy, the police have more investigative powers for tackling the mafia, but those powers already exist in the Netherlands.

Furthermore, in Italy there are shortened procedures for mafia trials to limit the number of sessions. This is also less relevant for the Netherlands, because, for example, witnesses here often do not have to be heard at a hearing.

Italy is different
Although in recent times Italians have been regularly looked at by administrators in the fight against crime, the situation cannot simply be compared to the Netherlands, the study warns.

"Here we see subversive crime with mafia-like features, but the question is to what extent you can compare that with the Italian mafia," says Peters. "So you can't take over those anti-mafia provisions one-on-one."

According to Peters, it is now necessary to look first at which specific characteristics of organized crime in the Netherlands need to be tackled better and where additional regulations are therefore required. The government will respond to the findings later.

Turkey arrests suspects who are also linked to wanted ‘Bolle Jos’ | Abroad
In Turkey, 23 people have been arrested for laundering money earned from cocaine trafficking and other criminal activities, particularly in the Netherlands. They would be confidants of Jos L., also known as ‘Bolle Jos’.

A source confirms this to the ANP after reporting from the AD. Turkish media report that cash, real estate and jewelry were also seized during the operation.

‘Bolle Jos’ is suspected of large-scale trade, import and export of cocaine. He would also be involved in the death of Naima Jillal. She disappeared in October 2019. The police believe she has been the victim of a crime.

The police have been looking for L for some time. He is on the National Investigation List and on the list of the 93 most wanted criminals in Europe. In March, the Public Prosecution Service offered a reward of 200,000 euros for the golden tip that leads to his arrest

Street gangs in Rotterdam are getting bigger and bolder, the port is the main entry port of cocaine in Europe so the local gangs are used to get the stuff out of the port.


The Rotterdam Public Prosecution Service has hired an expert from the United States to help curb youth involvement in the spate of explosives attacks. In the night from Friday to Saturday there was another explosion in Rotterdam, this time on the Goudse Rijweg in Rotterdam East.

According to the police, there was an explosion around 00.30. The damage was not too bad, only a window was damaged and there were no injuries. Police believe the explosion was caused by heavy fireworks. Nothing is known about the perpetrator or perpetrators.

The perpetrators of the dozens of explosions in Rotterdam last year are usually underage boys. The Public Prosecution Service in Rotterdam says in the Algemeen Dagblad that it wants to prevent young people from becoming involved in this type of violence and sliding into serious crime.

Criminologist David M. Kennedy has devised a successful approach for this in the American city of Boston. His method has been used in many other cities, including the Swedish city of Malmö, with positive results.

In Malmö, there was a particular problem with shootings by underage youths. There, the number of shootings decreased by about half as a result of the approach, just as in the other cities where the method has been used.

Heavier punishment is not part of the method.

23 'confidants of Bolle Jos' arrested in Turkey, but where is the most wanted man himself?
A mega operation in Turkey last week. The police arrested 23 people, including the brother-in-law of the infamous Jos Leijdekkers.
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Last Tuesday, the Turkish investigative services and police took massive action. After an extensive two-year investigation, officers arrested 23 suspects. The actions took place simultaneously in five different Turkish provinces, including Istanbul and Ankara. The detainees are suspected of drug trafficking and money laundering of coke money, which is said to have been earned mainly in the Netherlands and other European countries.

During the large-scale operation, more than four million in cash was seized, as well as precious stones, a gold-plated pistol and even real estate.

'Network of Bolle Jos'
Various Turkish (and now also Dutch) media write that the detainees belong to the network of Jos Leijdekkers alias 'Bolle Jos', the most wanted man in the Netherlands. Leijdekkers' brother-in-law was also reported to have been arrested by the Turkish police last Tuesday, sources told AD . The suspects are said to be part of a criminal network, presumably run by the 31-year-old Dutchman.

Where is Jos?
The young Brabander Jos Leijdekkers junior is said to have grown into a big boss in the coke world in recent years. He allegedly smuggled the drugs into Europe via the ports in Rotterdam and Antwerp. He is also linked to the mysterious disappearance of Naima Jillal aka the 'Godmother of coke'.

Jos Leijdekkers remained an unknown drug criminal for a long time. Until he ended up on the police National Investigation List as a suspect and was named as the threatener of former Justice Minister Ferd Grapperhaus. Who is 'Bolle Jos'? And will justice succeed in getting him behind bars in the Netherlands?

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Bolle Jos: from fun party animal to feared drug lord

It seems no coincidence that the arrests of the alleged confidants of 'Bolle Jos' took place in Turkey. Leijdekker's alias 'Bolle' or 'Josje Breda' has been on the international wanted list for some time. The alleged drug lord would direct his troops from abroad and is probably hiding in Turkey, as it became clear earlier.

In recent years, he has made trips to that country anyway, the police report. And 'Bolle' may now also be in Turkey again. In 2022, a few relatives traveled there, presumably to visit him. Another place where Leijdekers may be staying is Dubai. He has also been there in recent years.

Italian prize for John van den Heuvel
By MAARTEN VAN AALDEREN

Updated Yesterday, 21:04
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ROME - De Telegraaf reporter John van den Heuvel received last weekend the most important Italian international journalistic award, the Premio Ischia Internazionale. Van den Heuvel himself received the prestigious prize on Saturday evening in a central square on the island of Ischia near Naples.

The Ischia Prize was presented to him by the well-known Italian journalist Mario Orfeo, head of news for the state television channel Rai3. He said he was honored to give the prize to Van den Heuvel because he conducts such important research into organized crime.

The motivation of the jury, consisting of top Italian journalists, who had declared Van den Heuvel the winner of the prize, was:

“Van den Heuvel is seriously threatened with death by the Mocro-mafia, the criminal network. He has described the international drug trade from the inside and has researched organized crime around the world, from Colombia, a key point in the drug world, to Turkey. With his research, he has proven drug traffic by getting through to the most powerful mafias in the world.”

The Italian press was very interested in Van den Heuvel and he had to speak to several journalists. Van den Heuvel, in turn, said he was honored to have received this important prize. He said that the Netherlands can learn a lot from Italy in several areas. Not only in the field of football, but certainly also in the field of combating organized crime. "I hope that the Netherlands and Italy will cooperate well in combating crime," said Van den Heuvel to the audience, which spontaneously applauded.

Bolle Jos’s right-hand man arrested in Turkey: report
The police in Turkey arrested Isaac B., the alleged right-hand man of wanted Dutch cocaine trafficker Jos Leijdekkers, in Turkey on Sunday, “various well-informed sources” told Parool.

B., 29, has been a fugitive for some time. In December 2022, a Dutch court sentenced him to 12 years in prison for leading the criminal investigation that imported 5,700 kilograms of cocaine to the Netherlands and laundered 6.5 million euros. In February 2023, a court in Belgium sentenced him to another six years in prison for leading a criminal organization that shot at a rival’s restaurant in Antwerp.

According to Parool, the authorities consider B. the right-hand man of Jos Leijdekkers, better known as “Bolle Jos.” The 31-year-old man from Breda is one of the Netherlands’ most wanted fugitives. The Dutch authorities want him for large-scale cocaine trafficking and involvement in several assassinations.

Leijdekkers is suspected to be hiding in Turkey. Earlier this month, the Turkish authorities raided multiple addresses and arrested 23 suspects in an operation targeting Leijdekkers’ organization/

In addition to Isaac B, Jurean Anthony F. (31), also a Dutchman, was arrested.

According to information released by the Turkish police, the investigation in Turkey against Jos Leijdekkers started two years ago. One of Leijdekkers' contacts in Turkey is said to be Naci Y., who was arrested two weeks ago.

F. was arrested on Friday, including with firearms and fake passports, accompanied by two Turkish men.

The follow-up investigation showed that B. and his wife should be in Mu?la, a town on the west coast of Turkey near Rhodes. In Mu?la it was established that B. was in Isparta, a city several hundred kilometers north of Antalya. B. was arrested there on Sunday , together with Ömer K. and Murat P..

Later, Ali C., Talha A. and Kenan T. were also arrested during a raid in Konya. The last five are Dutch citizens of Turkish descent from Rotterdam.

A total of 34 people have now been arrested in the Turkish investigation into Jos Leijdekkers.

'Record catch of cocaine in Uruguay from Bolle Jos'
July 1, 2023

A record cocaine catch in 2019 in Uruguay of 4418 kilos , according to a police file held by Het Parool, belonged to the group of “Bolle” Jos Leijdekkers. It concerned cocaine that was hidden in four containers with soybean meal, and should have been on its way from Montevideo to the port of Lomé in Togo.

Het Parool writes that the criminal investigation department attributes a PGP message about this to Jos Leijdekkers: 'Have those Togo lost 4000st pff' (…) 'Hard blow.'

That catch was in December 2019. In that same month, according to the file, the group lost 316 kilos in Rotterdam and another batch that would have been lost at sea. Leijdekkers is also said to have communicated about those with co-suspects, including Ocean S. and Isaac B. .

B. and S. have been convicted of large-scale cocaine trafficking and are both imprisoned. Jos Leijdekkers is internationally recognized. B. was recently arrested in Turkey.

The suspects do not seem to be too concerned about the losses, which were worth well over 100 million euros.

Dead Hague shooting last year also shot in Rotterdam
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A 41-year-old man who was injured in a shooting in Rotterdam-Zevenkamp last year was shot dead in his car in The Hague on Friday evening. In July last year, the man was also shot in his car, but was only injured on his foot. "I think that the shooter from then did not get his money and now had to complete the job," his brother Ibrahim tells Omroep West.
A local resident saw everything happen, he tells Omroep West on Saturday . "A motorcycle came with a white license plate. The man in the car was hit. The motorcycle cut him off. Then three shots were fired and they took off." It is believed that two different shooters fired. The emergency services rushed to the scene, but could no longer do anything for Murat, who had been shot. He died on the spot from his injuries.
A brother and Murat's father take a look at Wenckebachstraat in The Hague the day after the shooting. "I didn't sleep all night," said the victim's father. "My father wants more information, but he doesn't get it," adds his youngest son Ibrahim. "That's why we're here."
The family suspects that this is a settlement due to a quarrel over money and that the order was given from Turkey. "We already filed a report in January because my son is in danger," says his father. "He was threatened, we were threatened." But the police would not have taken any action.
Complete job
Almost a year ago, Murat aan de Dieze in Rotterdam-Zevenkamp was also shot from a car. Murat himself was also in his car at the time, but survived the shooting despite the many bullets. "In Rotterdam, on July 16. But my brother was hit in the foot and survived," says Ibrahim.
This time Murat was not so lucky. After the fatal shooting in The Hague, the police immediately started a major investigation. Multiple units were deployed to find the perpetrators. Despite the massive effort, the suspects have not yet been found.

'Nabil B. lied a lot during the Marengo trial' (UPDATE)
July 6, 2023

Marengo suspect Saïd Razzouki denies ever ordering anyone to be killed. He stated this on Thursday morning in the conclusion of his case before the court in Amsterdam. That writes De Telegraaf.

Razzouki was given the last word on Thursday in the finalization of his case. According to court reporter Saskia Belleman, he did so 'stuttering', because he would not have a good command of Dutch. His lawyers had written down his last statement. "I never ordered anyone killed or paid money to kill anyone."

According to the Public Prosecution Service, Razzouki was the right hand of main suspect Ridouan Taghi, but he denied this in court. "I have nothing to do with Mr. Taghi."

According to Razzouki, key witness Nabil B. "lied a lot" during the trial. Razzouki says he doesn't know B. well. 'I didn't even know his last name. In the period that he claims to have met me, I was in Spain', De Telegraaf notes.

The 50-year-old Razzouki thought that the judges were on the side of the star witness, which made it "no point" for him to ask questions. If convicted he will be sentenced to life in prison for involvement in multiple murders and attempted murder.

Het Parool will also report on the session on Thursday . Razzouki had prepared two pages as his last word, the Amsterdam newspaper saw: 'After he had recited that, he came up with all kinds of accusations against the crown witness, also to the visible surprise of his lawyers Mark Dunsbergen and Robert van 't Land .'

According to Razzouki, the key witness wanted him to put his brother in contact with prime suspect Ridouan Taghi, so that they could get involved in drugs together. 'I didn't do that, but maybe the key witness thinks that Taghi didn't want to have contact with him and that's why he's angry with Taghi. Maybe that's why he made those statements.'

On the first day of his hearing in the 2021 Marengo trial, Razzouki was emotional and difficult to follow. It was striking when key witness B. said that Saïd Razzouki was mainly involved in drug trafficking and not in murders.

Shooting leaves one man dead at Eindhoven trailer park
A shooting at a mobile home park in Eindhoven on Monday afternoon left one person dead. The man was shot shortly before 3 p.m., but the seriously wounded man was pronounced dead from his injuries less than 45 minutes later, police said. There were no immediate arrests made.

The Heezerweg trailer park and the forest next to it were part of a three-year drug trafficking investigation that led to searches of eight different homes at the trailer park, and raids in buildings in Málaga and Marbella in Spain, as well as properties in Noord-Holland, Noord-Brabant, and Limburg, police said in October 2019.

The municipality of Eindhoven previously said they wanted to shut the mobile home grounds because of safety concerns, Omroep Brabant said

"proposing to his girlfriend in a packed courtroom "

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Eleven years in prison for “Prince of the Eindhoven underworld”
July 13, 2023

Eleven years in prison for “Prince of the Eindhoven underworld”
The court in Den Bosch sentenced fourteen suspects on Thursday for their involvement in a criminal organization involved in the large-scale production of synthetic drugs. Among other things, they made amphetamine at five locations in Limburg, Belgium and Germany. The leader, 33-year-old Harry P. from Bergeijk, receives the highest sentence with eleven years in prison. The OM demanded thirteen years in prison against him at the end of May.

Pgp chats
From May 2020, the police investigated the criminal organization and in the course of the investigation obtained data from crypto communication services (EncroChat, SkyECC and ANOM). As a result, more and more factual information emerged. In November 2021, this led to a day of action, in which several suspects were arrested. A number of suspects also came into the picture later.

Preparatory actions
In varying compositions, the men committed preparatory acts for the production of amphetamine and raw materials for drugs (precursors), such as BMK. This happened at locations in Tegelen and Eygelshoven (Limburg), Lanaken (Belgium) and Kassel and Ruppach-Goldhausen (Germany).

undisputed leader
According to the court, Harry P. from Bergeijk was the undisputed leader of the organization. He was in control and directed everyone directly or indirectly. He made sure that he himself remained out of the picture of the police and the judiciary by not entering production and transhipment locations and not communicating with the telephones present at those locations.

He had a co-defendant act as an intermediary. P. wanted to be continuously informed about the ins and outs of the drug labs and the amounts of amphetamine that were imported to the Netherlands. It was he who determined when and where work was done. He also arranged and paid for the goods and raw materials used for drug production.

Pride
According to the court, Harry P. was proud of what he achieved. He called himself 'the prince of the Eindhoven underworld'. His behavior during the handling of his criminal case before the court also fits the position he took. He took the stage by proposing to his girlfriend in a packed courtroom . This is – the court rules – not only playful, but also the behavior of a proud leader.

In addition, he kept looking for new possibilities and locations. Until his arrest, he was building a drug lab in Zonnebeke in Belgium.

As leader of the organization, the court sentenced him to eleven years in prison. The other members of the criminal organization received prison sentences ranging from three to ten years.

Former Hells Angels leader Lysander de R. arrested in prison

Former Hells Angels leader Lysander de R. was arrested in his cell last Monday, the Public Prosecution Service (OM) confirms after reporting in De Telegraaf . He is suspected of participating in a criminal organization with the aim of committing violent crimes.

It concerns the Hardliners motorcycle club, of which he is the leader and founder, according to the Public Prosecution Service. De R. founded the club from prison in 2019, while he was imprisoned for leading part of the Hells Angels motorcycle club, among other things.

The foundation of MC Hardliners took place a few days before the official ban on motorcycle club Hells Angels. De R. did this consciously, he said at the time. In his own words, he did not want to be discouraged or held back by anyone.

In 2018, De R. was sentenced to nine years in prison. He is in the final phase of his detention and should be allowed to stay partly outside the prison. To prevent him from committing criminal offenses again, he is being held in detention, the OM says.

Notorious
De R. led the most notorious chapter of the Hells Angels in Haarlem. Members of the department were convicted of extortion, assault and threats, among other things. Two mayors had to be heavily protected.

In 2021, De R. had to be urgently transferred from his cell in Zaanstad, because he allegedly intimidated prison staff. He would have led a reign of terror in prison. Staff and fellow detainees would have been terrified of him.

Suspicious commando: "Terrible and dangerous that I am wrongly linked to Taghi"
August 26, 2023

Sil A. (44), the commando who is suspected of arms and drug trafficking, says in an interview with Het Parool that he finds it 'terrible and dangerous' that he is 'wrongly linked to Ridouan Taghi by the judiciary'.

Elite unit
For many years Sil A. was a member of an elite unit within the elite troops of the Commando Corps (KCT): the 102 Company. At Defense, the sergeant major tested weapons and communication systems. In February 2022 he was arrested on suspicion of arms and drug trafficking. A. is now free, but must report to the police every week.

"Dream of Me"
The Public Prosecution Service suspects Sil A. of trading in 250 assault rifles, 250 pistols and 570 machine guns or parts thereof. A. says to Het Parool that he is surprised about the suspicion. 'Where did that come from?! A company in the Netherlands legitimately trades in military equipment and weapons. It is run by former civil servants who only do business with governments or recognized companies. I was visiting there with a Surinamese friend, because I was interested in equipment they could supply for a training center I was working on in Suriname. That was a dream of mine, as is generally known to all relevant authorities in the Netherlands.'

'No arms traded'
According to A., someone from the Dutch company asked whether the Surinamese government could be interested in certain second-hand weapons from the Dutch defense. 'Suriname was asked that question. They had no resources, so that was it. There is demonstrably no arms traded, as confirmed by that company.'

Sky ECC
In addition to arms trade, A. is also suspected by the judiciary of involvement in the smuggling of 260 kilos of cocaine. “They claim I used a Sky ECC account that reported cocaine trafficking. I told them: that's not me," says Sil A.

Childhood friend
A. has been friends with Surinamese Dutchman Gregory F. since his youth. He was arrested in 2021 for drug trafficking and was sentenced to nine years in prison in March this year for cocaine transport. About Gregory F. A. says: 'He is a good childhood friend. I have always kept in touch with him. One year a little more, the next year a little less. I know him through people in South Rotterdam, where I grew up. I trust him blindly.'

"don't know that man"
F. is seen by the judiciary as a contact of Taghi. Because of that link, Sil A. was also quickly associated with Taghi by the judiciary. Something that really bothers A.
'Naturally! I have no friends to be ashamed of. If Taghi had been a friend or acquaintance of mine, I would have just said so, but I don't know that man. I didn't know who he was or what he did until the whole of the Netherlands heard about him. Suddenly the government and the media linked me to him. The only time I had heard about him in the context of my work was 9 to 10 months before he was apprehended in Dubai (late 2019).'

Without any evidence
Sil A. says about the link that, according to the Public Prosecution Service, exists between Gregory F. and Taghi: 'Whether or not they have a link, I really do not know and I do not find it relevant. The question is how I was linked to Taghi through Gregory F. without any evidence. I'm not in any of their files. Did the Public Prosecution Service and the media already influence public opinion without investigating anything? It is terrible that I have been unjustly linked to him, because all his enemies automatically become my enemies and, much worse, enemies of my family.'

On November 1, the substantive hearing will take place in the criminal case against A. In addition, he has been called up by Taghi in the Marengo trial to testify against the judiciary.