Dutch prosecutors have announced a record €2 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Jos Leijdekkers, a convicted cocaine trafficker and one of Europe’s most-wanted fugitives, whose name has emerged in an investigation involving Ghana.
In a statement issued on Monday, November 2, 2026, the prosecutors said the reward would be paid to anyone whose information provides a crucial lead resulting in Leijdekkers’ arrest.
The €2 million bounty, equivalent to approximately $2.2 million, is the highest reward ever offered by Dutch authorities.
The development comes as Ghana’s Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) investigates three suspects accused of representing and facilitating the activities of the fugitive drug trafficker in the country.
The suspects were arrested following the seizure of a major cocaine shipment by French customs, which authorities believe may be connected to a wider international drug-trafficking network.
NACOC says the three suspects are currently in its custody and assisting investigators to establish their alleged roles in the operation.
The Commission says the arrests form part of efforts to disrupt international drug-trafficking networks operating in or through Ghana.
Investigators are expected to examine the suspects’ alleged links to Leijdekkers, their activities in Ghana and any connections to the wider international network.
The investigation could establish whether Ghana was used as a transit point, operational base or connection point for activities allegedly linked to the fugitive.
Leijdekkers, 35, is known in the Netherlands as Bolle Jos, meaning Chubby Jos. According to Dutch police, he also uses the name Omar Sherrif in Sierra Leone.
Dutch prosecutors describe him as a key player in international cocaine trafficking who is believed to have made tens of millions of euros from the illicit trade.
A Dutch court sentenced him in absentia to 24 years in prison last year for smuggling more than seven metric tonnes of cocaine.
He is also the subject of several ongoing police investigations in the Netherlands.
In neighbouring Belgium, a court sentenced him to 79 years in prison.
Dutch authorities further suspect him of money laundering and involvement in the use of extreme violence.
The €2 million reward is expected to encourage information that could help authorities locate and arrest the fugitive as investigations into his alleged international network continue.
Source: Wesleyannews.com
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