Jos Leijdekkers: Wanted Dutch drug-smuggler 'is in Sierra Leone'

Jos Leijdekkers has been hiding in the West African country, according to authorities in the Netherlands.

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Jos Leijdekkers, 33, was sentenced in absentia to 24 years in prison on 25 June last year by a Rotterdam court for smuggling more than seven tonnes of cocaine.

Dutch prosecutor Wim de Bruin said the fugitive's return to the Netherlands was of "the highest priority".

"We are doing everything we can in that regard but we cannot comment any further because of the ongoing investigation," he said.

A spokesperson for the Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM) said Leijdekkers has been living in Sierra Leone for about six months.

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