Some say Razzouki was the real boss. Razzouki was born in Morocco in Beni Touzine. He has older and younger siblings, the eldest sister of whom is about thirteen years older. His mother died in 1994, after which his father remarried. In the Netherlands, the large family lived mainly in Utrecht, but also in Groningen. As far as is known, Razzouki has two children, with a large age difference.
From the Netherlands, Razzouki fled to Colombia, where he hid for several years. In Medellin he enjoyed the protection of the cartel Clan del Golfo. The investigative authorities saw his daughter, whom he was very fond of, as a weak spot. The authorities hoped to find him through her.