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Public Prosecution Service wants to confiscate 100 million from Hague drug baron

The Public Prosecution Service wants almost 100 million euros from convicted drug baron Piet S. from The Hague. He is said to have earned that with his years of trading in all kinds of drugs.

Piet S., now 68, was the head of a large criminal organization that smuggled drugs all over the world. S. and his co-defendants traded in large quantities of cocaine and hash, but also in amphetamine, crystal meth, heroin and ecstasy. The group bribed customs officers and port employees and used eight companies to launder drug money.

A year ago, Piet S. was sentenced to seventeen years in prison, even higher than the Public Prosecution Service had demanded. The case is currently on appeal.

Picking
In a separate procedure, the Public Prosecution Service is now trying to 'pluck' a number of members of the organization. The public prosecutor asked the court today to allow him to seize over 99 million euros from Piet S. and a few co-defendants.

In the investigation into Piet S., the police have already seized hundreds of thousands of euros, as well as expensive cars, luxury watches, boats and real estate in Spain, among other places. The Public Prosecution Service saw this as proof that he must have earned millions with his drug trade, although it has not been possible to actually find all the money. The Public Prosecution Service believes that he has hidden a large part of his assets somewhere.

The Public Prosecution Service still wants to confiscate this money and has therefore calculated what Piet S. must have earned with his drug trade. The confiscated goods and houses serve as an advance. The court will decide later this year whether the entire 100 million may indeed be confiscated.

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