The national unit of the National Police says that in the early morning of Tuesday eight searches were carried out with seven people arrested. According to various media, it is an action against the network of the number one fugitive Ridouan Taghi.
SWAT teams busted into premises in Utrecht, Nieuwegein, Vianen and Tiel. The police say it is about arrests in an 'ongoing investigation'. There has been heavy use by the police everywhere. Many streets have been completely shut down.
According to the NOS, relatives and people from Taghi's immediate vicinity have been arrested. The police teams are looking for the whereabouts of Taghi and firearms, drugs, cash and valuables. Ridouan Taghi grew up in Vianen and Utrecht.