37 extractors arrested in the port of Rotterdam in one week May 17, 2024 The police and customs have made 38 arrests at various locations on the Maasvlakte in the port of Rotterdam over the past seven days. This concerns 37 perpetrators, thirteen of whom are minors. Among them are four 15-year-old boys. Furthermore, the ages vary between 15 and 33 years and the suspects come from Alkmaar, Rijssen, Zoetermeer, Alphen aan de Rijn, Ridderkerk, Hoogvliet and Rotterdam. The police said in a press release on Friday that they are suspected of drug trafficking.
When we make a video call, we see Marco Ebben in a room with a poster of Putin on the wall. “My girlfriend's family here is a fan.” Only his eyes are visible, he is wearing a black balaclava and a cap. “My appearance has changed somewhat since the last photos in circulation. They don't need to know what I look like right now.” He does not want to answer the question whether he has had it renovated. For an hour we see him sitting motionless and relaxed in front of us through the phone screen.
And so he has been wandering around for four years: Spain, Dubai, Italy (where his wife and daughter live), Turkey and now Russia. Although: is he really in Russia? And is the man in a balaclava definitely Marco Ebben? To prove this, he sends a video: a forged passport with his photo and a Belgian name appears on the screen. “It strongly seems to me that another person has this.” The camera pans to two automatic weapons, an AK-47 Kalashnikov and an M4 carbine. One copy has the initials ME, the other, gold-colored with the Dutch flag, has his full name engraved. His lawyer Jan-Hein Kuijpers confirms that it is his client Marco Ebben. “You can take that from me. He told me he was going to contact you.” Ebben is willing to talk for once, on the condition that we don't record anything and only co-write. It is no problem to use his name in full. “It's already on Europol anyway.”
You can't make a living from that unless you are a top athlete. “I have very wealthy in-laws, both in Russia and Italy. They are part of the government and I do my part within those families. Let's keep it at that. I won't say more, that is interesting for the Public Prosecution Service. Soon they will also bother my in-laws and they have to stay out of everything. Just like my father. He is an old man of 72 years old, he has served his sentence. Leave that man alone for once.”
Record number of drug labs busted last year; Sharp rise in heroin, synthetid drugs
Last year, the Dutch police dismantled a record 151 drug laboratories, a massive 44 percent more than in 2022. There was a sharp increase in heroin and synthetic drug labs, while the number of cocaine labs remained stable and cannabis plantations decreased, the police reported on Tuesday.
The police busted 10 heroin labs last year, up from just 2 in 2022. The number of synthetic drug labs increased by 50 percent, from 83 in 2022 to 125 in 2023.
Last year, the police found 32 production sites for MDMA and 29 for methamphetamine, compared to 15 for both the year before. Cops also dismantled 18 locations producing raw materials for MDMA and methamphetamine.
The police also noted an increase in combination labs dismantled - 21 in 2023 and 9 in 2022. These locations can produce multiple types of drugs. “Criminal organizations are apparently able to quickly switch between production of different types of drugs, depending on demand,” said Willem Woelders, in charge of the drug file at the police.
The most drug labs were discovered in Zuid-Holland (40) and Noord-Brabant (35). According to the police, Zuid-Holland’s top position is partly due to cocaine- and heroin cutting being concentrated in this province. These two provinces also had the most drug waste dumping sites - 42 in Noord-Brabant and 33 in Zuid-Holland. The police found 191 dumping sites throughout the country last year, up 23 percent.
“An important explanation for the increased number of labs that have been dismantled can be found in the increased global demand for drugs,” Woelders said. “We have strong indications that demand is increasing. We see this, for example, in the worldwide seizures of (synthetic) drugs that can be linked to the Netherlands.”
Cannabis plantations are counted separately from drug labs. The number of cannabis farms dismantled in the Netherlands has been decreasing for years, and that decline continued in 2023. Last year, the police busted 1,230 cannabis plantations, compared to 1,640 in 2022 and 2,285 in 2021.
“The decrease is because local authorities are making different choices in their drug approach, with more emphasis on cocaine or synthetic drugs than on hemp,” Woelders said. “There are also signals that more hemp is being imported from abroad, making production in the Netherlands less necessary for criminals.”
Possibly the most terrifying duo to come out of Amsterdam. As outrageously violent as the present day cocaine traffickers are - especially thanks to the media coverage - it's difficult to explain nowadays how feared Mieremet and Klepper were back in the day. I was a little kid living in the neighboring country when they were still alive and even as a child I heard people talking about them. They were the subject of lots of underworld horror stories - some maybe true, some maybe myth - but the point stands: to say they were feared is an understatement...people were scared shitless of those guys.
And yet both got killed in their 40s...so there was still someone bigger than them... I never knew they were Jewish tho lol
'Tearing cards and counting money' Otten, who was often found at Casa Rosso himself, always remained very involved in the company. He worked there before he became the owner. "I have little brains, I can only tear tickets and count money," he said to AT5 ten years ago .
"The Red Light District was close to his heart," can be read on the Casa Rosso website. "He and his companies actively committed themselves to every initiative to improve the neighborhood and the image of the neighborhood."
He was also 'a friend and father to the people around him', the website says. He had a great love for animals. "He showed his commitment and support with actions, not with words."
'Big boss is dead' The management of Otten's company is 'overwhelmed with emotions'. Many Amsterdam residents also react to his death on social media. “The big boss is dead,” someone writes.
“Nuto” and “Rasta” may be extradited to the Netherlands May 27, 2024
The Dominican Republic may extradite Dennis G., alias “Rasta” (48) and Urvin “Nuto” W. (43), leader of the Curaçao street gang No Limit Soldiers, suspected of large-scale cocaine trafficking, to the Netherlands. The Supreme Court in the Dominican Republic has approved the extradition procedure after more than a year. G. and W. tried for a year to prevent their transfer to the Netherlands. This is what the daily newspaper Diario Libre writes .
Dutchman Dennis G. is seen by the investigative services as a criminal contact of Ridouan Taghi. G. is said to be a childhood friend of Taghi and one of the last criminal contacts around his organization, who was still at large until the spring of 2023.
Arrests G. was arrested in April 2023 in the Dominican Republic, together with Terence “Slice” de V. from Amsterdam-Zuidoost and Urvin “Nuto” W., leader of the Curaçao street gang No Limit Soldiers. Dennis G. stayed on the island in the Caribbean Sea for many years. He was arrested there in 2015 in connection with the discovery of cocaine in his home and was in pre-trial detention for some time. He lived in a luxurious villa in Santo Domingo.
Large-scale cocaine trafficking Dennis G., alias “Rasta”, is seen by the Public Prosecution Service and the National Criminal Investigation Department as an important player in the international cocaine trade. He is said to have used criminal contacts in both the Dominican Republic and the Netherlands, including corrupt port employees.
Ennetcom According to the Public Prosecution Service, decrypted Ennetcom messages show that G. is probably involved in cocaine transports of 985 and 522 kilos, which were seized in Colombia in 2015. G. is said to be the owner of the packages of cocaine, which were stamped with his nickname “Rasta”. He is also said to have been involved in a transport of 47 kilos of cocaine, which was intercepted in Great Britain in 2015.
Decrypted messages from SkyECC have raised suspicions that he was also involved in the importation of hundreds of kilos of cocaine into the Netherlands in 2019 and 2020.
No Limit Soldiers Urvin “Nuto” W . is seen as the leader of the Curaçao street gang No Limit Soldiers (NLS) from the Koraalspecht district. He also lived in the Dominican Republic for many years. He is suspected of drug trafficking, assassination, kidnapping, bribery and money laundering.
Terence de V. was extradited to the Netherlands by the Dominican Republic in September last year. On January 26, 2018, he was sentenced to 5.5 years in prison by the court in Amsterdam for drug offenses and money laundering.
Dennis G. and Urvin W. contested their extradition to the Netherlands.
According to Diario Libre, the Netherlands has requested the extradition of the Dutchman and Curaçaoan, partly because they are said to have 'made plans for the kidnapping of Princess Amalia and ex-Prime Minister Mark Rutte'.
Police release new images in the murder case of Pieter Hoovers and Tae May 28, 2024, 3:45 PM · Modified May 28, 2024, 10:55 PM
An English criminal may be behind the murder of a couple in Amsterdam in 2017. He was said to have been helped by Dutch people in committing the murder.
The police have released new images in the investigation into the death of Pieter Hoovers and his wife Tae. The couple was found dead in a house on Ceintuurbaan in July 2017 and it is still unclear who is behind the double murder. The new images could help the investigation, the police reported in the television program Opsporing Verzocht.
The images show a Mercedes Sprinter van. It was said to have been used by the suspected perpetrator as one of the getaway cars. The police now want to know who owned such a bus in the summer of 2017 and drove it on the evening in question. The police also shared images of another getaway car.
Operator in Thailand Hoovers owned a cafe in Thailand, but was also well-known in the Amsterdam music and martial arts scene. He founded, among other things, the record label Outland Records. In the 1990s he traveled to Thailand where he met his wife Tae and with whom he opened a business in the seaside resort of Pattaya.
In the summer of 2017 they were back in Amsterdam. They were found dead in a house on Ceintuurbaan at the end of July. The police conducted an extensive investigation, offered 20,000 euros for the golden tip and released images of the suspected murderer in the spring of 2018. This all yielded nothing.
In 2020, crime reporter John van den Heuvel managed to obtain information from people in Thailand, where Hoovers and his wife lived. As a result, the case was reopened at the time.
In 2005, Hoovers' café made the news when criminal John Mieremet was murdered in Pattaya. The Amsterdammer was a regular customer of the Hoovers pub together with his good friend Ferry de Kok. Rumors that it was Hoovers who tipped John Mieremet away to his Amsterdam enemies were never substantiated.
Public Prosecution Service demands up to 14 years in prison against members of the Eindhoven drug gang May 31, 2024
The Public Prosecution Service demanded a fourteen-year prison sentence for sixteen members of an international drug organization in the court in Den Bosch on Thursday. According to Omroep Brabant, it concerns an Eindhoven drug gang, including a father and son, who are said to be the heads of the criminal organization.
Synthetic drugs The investigation got underway after information was received by the police in November 2020 that several people in the Brabant underworld were involved in, among other things, the production of synthetic drugs. This would involve the production of amphetamine, methamphetamine and MDMA. During the investigation, which lasts approximately two years, a large number of suspects are identified.
Eight drug labs In sometimes changing compositions, the men would be involved in the production of synthetic drugs. During the course of the investigation, a large number of drug labs were closed down, including in Someren , Neerkant (photo), Oeffelt (under construction), Lottum (Limburg) and Belgium (Peer, Merksplas, Oud-Turnhout).
Large-scale and international According to the Public Prosecution Service, the investigation reveals a picture of a criminal organization that operates internationally and on a large scale. In total, this involved eight drug labs that operated for almost 2.5 years. There were thousands of liters of chemicals and kilos of drugs, equivalent to many millions of ecstasy pills.
Burglars kill military police officer Toon (49) in the presence of his wife and child in Curaçao: 'Losing a beloved colleague' Colleagues of military police officer Toon Brood (49), who was killed during an armed robbery in Curaçao, are deeply shocked by his death. The adjutant is known to be very sociable and well-liked. Brood was shot dead by burglars on Friday evening. His wife and child, who were also in the house, survived the violence.
Raymond Boere 01-06-24, 21:27 Last update: 02-06-24, 09:13 Brood had worked for the Royal Military Police for 23 years and spent most of his career in the Netherlands. For years he watched over the Zeeland coast with the Scheldestromen Brigade, but recently he moved to the Caribbean with his family. Since July 2022, he has been second team leader at the unit that had to strengthen border control at the airport. According to the Dutch representation in Willemstad, he was 'very committed to his work'. "We are deeply shocked," they said in a statement.
The tragic news is also hitting hard in the Netherlands. "He was a valued colleague, who was very popular because of his knowledge and social capabilities," said a spokesperson for the Marechaussee in the Netherlands.
According to the police in Curaçao, Brood was sitting with his wife on the terrace of their house in Willemstad late that evening when they heard a noise. Brood went to check and shortly afterwards the woman heard a shot. Three men then entered the house, partly masked. One of the three men had a firearm in his hand. They threatened the woman who handed over money and keys to the car. After further searching the house, they fled in the car. Ambulance staff could no longer do anything for Brood.
A child of the couple was present in the house during the robbery. It is still unclear how the child is doing. The neighbors raised the alarm when they heard the woman screaming for help just before midnight.
The police announced that the car has now been recovered. Police chief Raymond Ellis indicated that we are working hard together with the Netherlands. “We cannot allow this. We cannot tolerate this. We are working hard on it.”
The Royal Military Police says it is 'shocked and intensely sad'. "We wish his loved ones all the strength and support them," X says. Outgoing Minister of Justice and Security Dilan Yesilgöz said her thoughts are with the relatives. Kajsa Ollongren, outgoing Minister of Defense, says she is shocked by the news.
Chief officer Heiko de Jong called it a terrible incident. "It shows again that we have a major problem with illegal firearms, and we are already working hard on that. Perhaps this incident will mean that we can tackle it even more seriously and that the penalties for illegal possession of weapons can also be increased.”
Illegal gambling: arrest team raids full restaurant in Hilversum June 8, 2024
In Hilversum, a police arrest team raided a well-known Italian restaurant on Friday evening. This is Italian restaurant Casa Di Georgio at the intersection of Larenseweg and Johannes Geradtsweg in Hilversum-Noord. According to the police, the raid was carried out because there were indications that illegal gambling was taking place in the restaurant. The police arrested one person on suspicion of trafficking in hard drugs.
Everyone inside during the raid on Friday evening was searched. The police found narcotics in the possession of a 37-year-old employee from Huizen. He has been arrested. A colleague had a knife and pepper spray with him.
In addition, ten people were gambling illegally in the case. The police seized a total of almost 8,000 euros related to gambling.
The suspicions are submitted to the Public Prosecution Service.
There was a large presence of armed and masked police on Friday evening. During the investigation, guests had to remain seated at their tables while the heavily armed men stood in the restaurant. Later, people were allowed to leave the building one by one.
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