Bolle Jos’s right-hand man arrested in Turkey: report
The police in Turkey arrested Isaac B., the alleged right-hand man of wanted Dutch cocaine trafficker Jos Leijdekkers, in Turkey on Sunday, “various well-informed sources” told Parool.
B., 29, has been a fugitive for some time. In December 2022, a Dutch court sentenced him to 12 years in prison for leading the criminal investigation that imported 5,700 kilograms of cocaine to the Netherlands and laundered 6.5 million euros. In February 2023, a court in Belgium sentenced him to another six years in prison for leading a criminal organization that shot at a rival’s restaurant in Antwerp.
According to Parool, the authorities consider B. the right-hand man of Jos Leijdekkers, better known as “Bolle Jos.” The 31-year-old man from Breda is one of the Netherlands’ most wanted fugitives. The Dutch authorities want him for large-scale cocaine trafficking and involvement in several assassinations.
Leijdekkers is suspected to be hiding in Turkey. Earlier this month, the Turkish authorities raided multiple addresses and arrested 23 suspects in an operation targeting Leijdekkers’ organization/
In addition to Isaac B, Jurean Anthony F. (31), also a Dutchman, was arrested.
According to information released by the Turkish police, the investigation in Turkey against Jos Leijdekkers started two years ago. One of Leijdekkers' contacts in Turkey is said to be Naci Y., who was arrested two weeks ago.
F. was arrested on Friday, including with firearms and fake passports, accompanied by two Turkish men.
The follow-up investigation showed that B. and his wife should be in Mu?la, a town on the west coast of Turkey near Rhodes. In Mu?la it was established that B. was in Isparta, a city several hundred kilometers north of Antalya. B. was arrested there on Sunday , together with Ömer K. and Murat P..
Later, Ali C., Talha A. and Kenan T. were also arrested during a raid in Konya. The last five are Dutch citizens of Turkish descent from Rotterdam.
A total of 34 people have now been arrested in the Turkish investigation into Jos Leijdekkers.
