It's very rare a powerful guy from the Traveller community speaks out.


Ferry Bouman pales in comparison to the real Janus
April 17, 2024

“The Little One” was the international nickname of Janus van Wesenbeeck. He is small in stature, but became one of the largest drug traffickers in Europe. Character Ferry Bouman from the Netflix series Undercover is just an excerpt, you could conclude from the book “ Drug Baron ” by crime journalist Vico Olling. The reality of the laconic violence, shootings and the brightly colored camper life in the book leaves Undercover pale.

Van Wesenbeeck (1961) is given ample opportunity to speak in the book.

His story is synchronous with important developments in the history of Dutch caravan residents. With the Caravan Act of 1968, the government wanted to concentrate and control the “travellers”. Large camps such as the Doolplein in Eindhoven were the result. This is where Janus was raised and was taught the norms and values. There are more of these in the microcosm of the caravan world than the ordinary citizen can imagine.

Many “Kampers” chose to earn a living independently. In the words of Van Wesenbeeck:

Travelers first started with waste paper, rags and iron. Everyone turned their noses up at that trade, except us. Until the government took that away. That's when we started the used car business. That has also been taken away. That's when we got into weed. They took that away from us too. Yes, and then we got into hard drugs.

Hammering away
Van Wesenbeeck tells many stories from the past, where it is striking that from an early age the men in Janus' world have been quick to take action if something does not please them.

He calls drug trafficking 'an addictive game' that has 'literally cost him a lot of free time'.

Full article: https://www.crimesite.nl/ferry-bouman-steekt-wat-bleekjes-af-bij-de-echte-janus/