'Extremely dangerous' nephew of Ridouan Taghi, Anouar, arrested again
Anouar Taghi (29) nephew of Ridouan Taghi was arrested again on Friday. He is suspected of drug trafficking. This new suspicion comes on top of the existing suspicion that he led a criminal organization of car thieves - and supplied cars that were used for the murder of lawyer Derk Wiersum of star witness Nabil B.
To the dismay of the investigative services, the Amsterdam court released Anouar Taghi in April 2021 in the run-up to the substantive hearing of his trial. He is on trial with eight others, as the main suspect. He is considered an extremely dangerous linchpin in Ridouan Taghi's criminal organization.
Now new suspicions have arisen on the basis of which the Utrecht man could be arrested again. This arrest fits in with the 'Approach to Criminal Power Structures' (ACM) with which the police and judiciary want to completely dismantle criminal organizations such as those around Ridouan Taghi.
Anouar Taghi, always dressed in a three-piece suit, has previously confessed that he rented sheds under a false name where he stored stolen vehicles, but according to him these were 'deal cars'. He says he did not knowingly supply cars that were used for the liquidation of lawyer Derk Wiersum, who was shot dead in front of his house in Amsterdam-Buitenveldert in September 2019.