`El Rico’ was recently moved from the maximum security Extra Secure Institution (EBI) in the Netherlands to a “supervision unit” as he prepares for freedom.

The Dutch-Chilean drug trafficker Ricardo Riquelme Vega, whose nickname means ‘The Rich One’ was sentenced to 11 years in jail after being convicted of running a gangland assassination ring.

According to the Dutch Public Prosecution Service, El Rico was the leader of a criminal organisation that carried out assassinations, traded in cocaine and laundered money.

He carried out these operations together with Taghi, it has been alleged.

While El Rico is suspected of involvement in certain specific assassinations, he was never convicted for any particular one, and his sentence was limited to 11 years.

He has been transferred to a lighter prison regime, EenVandaag reports, as he is due for release in 2025.