Three people suspected of links to the drug-trafficking operations of wanted Dutch fugitive Jos Leijdekkers are being investigated by Ghana’s Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), following a major cocaine seizure in France.
The suspects were arrested after French customs officials intercepted a cocaine consignment believed to be connected to an international trafficking network.
NACOC says the three remain in custody and are cooperating with investigators, who are working to establish their relationship with Leijdekkers and the extent of their alleged operations in Ghana.
The investigation comes as Dutch prosecutors announce a €2 million reward for information leading to the fugitive’s arrest.
In a statement on Monday, November 2, 2026, the prosecutors said the reward would be given to anyone whose information provides a decisive lead resulting in his capture. It is the largest bounty ever announced by Dutch authorities.
Leijdekkers, 35, is widely known in the Netherlands as ‘Bolle Jos’, meaning ‘Chubby Jos’. He is also reportedly known by the alias Omar Sherrif in Sierra Leone.
Dutch authorities consider him a major player in international cocaine trafficking and suspect he accumulated tens of millions of euros from the trade.
In 2025, he was sentenced in absentia to 24 years in prison by a Dutch court for his involvement in smuggling more than seven tonnes of cocaine.
A Belgian court has also handed him a separate 79-year prison sentence. He is further wanted in connection with other investigations involving suspected money laundering and serious violent offences.
His whereabouts remain unknown as authorities in Ghana and Europe pursue investigations into the wider trafficking network.
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