Public Prosecution Service raises reward for Bolle Jos to €2 million
The record reward applies to information leading to the arrest of fugitive drugs suspect Jos Leijdekkers.
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The Public Prosecution Service has raised the reward for the decisive tip about Jos Leijdekkers to €2 million. The fugitive Dutchman, known as Bolle Jos, is wanted internationally in connection with large-scale drug trafficking.
The increase was reported on Monday by, among others, NOS, BNR and Het Parool. It concerns information that directly leads to Leijdekkers’ arrest, not general information about his alleged criminal network.
Leijdekkers is on the Dutch and European most-wanted lists. Police state that he has been wanted since 2022 and that previous appeals for tips have already resulted in reports.
The size of the reward is exceptional. According to reports, €200,000 had previously been offered. The Public Prosecution Service wants to obtain information through the new amount that could help establish his whereabouts.
The reward is intended for tips leading to Leijdekkers’ arrest. Police are asking people to share information directly with the investigative services and not to intervene themselves.
The Dutch authorities have not disclosed why the reward is being increased precisely now. Nor has it been disclosed whether there is a specific new clue about his whereabouts. The record reward is therefore primarily a new appeal to potential informants.
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The increase in the reward has been reported by several independent media outlets, and the wanted status was checked with the police. The text consistently refers to Leijdekkers as a suspect and does not speculate about his whereabouts or motive.
- confirmed The reward for information leading to Jos Leijdekkers’ arrest has been increased to €2 million. — BNR, NOS and Het Parool report this in their new headlines; BNR gives the amount in detail. source
- confirmed Leijdekkers is on the Dutch and European most-wanted lists. — The police page mentions both lists. source
- confirmed A previous reward amounted to €200,000. — The police page states the previous reward. source
Editor's note
The increase to €2 million has been reported by several media outlets. The Public Prosecution Service has not yet visibly published a new statement of its own on the police page consulted; the motive and any new investigative information are therefore not filled in.Sources
More on this in Dutch media
- AD — „bolle jos”
- de Volkskrant — „bolle jos”
- RTL Nieuws — „bolle jos”