Marco Ebben's family and friends report death of most wanted man, but 'police not convinced'
Did fugitive drug criminal Marco Ebben die in a drug war in Mexico? Or is it a ploy to evade the police?

Crime
Panorama Editorial
Oct 28, 2024 | 10:22
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Drug criminal Marco Ebben has been in the news regularly lately. Ebben still has an outstanding sentence in the Netherlands - the 32-year-old is said to have been a leader in the Schiedam cocaine mafia - and an investigation into him is still ongoing. But in 2019 Ebben went on the run. Europol even put him on the most wanted list.

Despite Ebben turning up in Turkey, Russia and Mexico in recent years, the law enforcement agencies have been unable to catch him. But sources say his latest adventure in South America cost him his life.

Mexican drug war
According to the Telegraaf, the Schiedammer is said to have joined the Mexican Sinaloa cartel. That cartel is fighting an internal war. On one side is 'El Mayo', one of the founders of the Sinaloa cartel. 'El Mayo' was recently arrested after the son of 'El Chapo', one of the other founders, lured him into a trap, foreign media write. From that moment on, there is trouble between the sons of the two drug lords.

Ebben is said to have led an armed militia of 50 men who fought on the side of 'El Mayo'. However, a firefight with the men of 'El Chapo' is said to have been fatal for him, as is now assumed by friends and family of Ebben. This is reported by the Telegraaf .

'Did not avoid dangerous situations'
"I was shown images, including a photo of a heavily bleeding Ebben," said crime reporter John van den Heuvel, who was recently in Mexico himself. "Based on the material, his family now assumes that he is no longer alive. His body is still missing."

De Telegraaf has also been in contact with Marco's father. He states that the Schiedammer was found with a gunshot wound in his head by his Russian girlfriend in a Mexican morgue. The family believes that story.

Father Henk Ebben to the Telegraaf : "(...)Marco was always crazy about weapons and did not avoid dangerous situations despite warnings. He said he was convinced that he would not make it to 30. I hope we can still say goodbye to his body."

Most Wanted: Schiedam drug criminal Marco Ebben | Panorama

He is the son of 'the Rotterdam Holleeder' and escaped an assassination attempt twice: Marco Ebben. The drug criminal is wanted, not only by the justice system, but also by rivals in the drug world. Who is this Marco Ebben? And is he on the run or has Marco already died?

'Police have doubts'
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According to the Telegraaf, it is still unclear where Marco's body is and neither the Dutch nor the Mexican authorities have confirmed his death. In addition, Ebben's photo is still on Europol's most wanted list. The police reportedly still consider that Marco Ebben is alive and is trying to stay under the radar in this way.

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