Gang of son-in-law Klaas Otto was behind a deadly drug lab
In the investigation into a large drug gang, which is supposed to be behind a Belgian drug lab where three young lab technicians were killed in January, the police arrested four suspects again. During new police actions in Tiel, Culemborg and Geffen, men of 37, 38, 59 and 62 years were arrested this morning.

Hessel de Ree 10-12-19, 09:34 Last update: 11:32

The criminal network, which also includes the son-in-law of No Surrender founder Klaas Otto, produces synthetic drugs on a large scale. According to the police, the gang, of which sixteen suspects have now been arrested, is also behind an amphetamine lab that was rolled up in Esch in Brabant in July.

That lab, with a large 1,000-liter production boiler, was hidden in a basement of a home. The same month the police in Rilland in Zeeland discovered a storage of drug chemicals, laboratory equipment and residues of MDMA, the active substance in XTC.

Early this morning the police invaded four houses and garage companies. The detective had actually wanted to arrest the suspects here at the end of last month, along with the arrest of a group of four suspects around Paul G. (35) in Bergen op Zoom. But the police did not have enough capacity at the time.

G. is the son-in-law of Klaas Otto and is said to be one of the people who pulled the strings in the criminal network. According to his lawyer, he denies any involvement. In the investigation into Bergenaar, the investigation also raided jewelers in Belgium. This is related to the suspicion that, among others, G. drug money would be laundering through the purchase and sale of expensive watches.

Drama
The police suspect most suspects of involvement in the large-scale production of synthetic drugs such as amphetamine and xtc. The suspects are supposed to be behind at least three drug labs. Four people were arrested at the end of November, including G. and men in Steenbergen, Renesse and Almere. At that time there were searches at nine addresses.

After the drama in the lab in Hechtel-Exel, in which three young drug researchers were killed in January, the police already arrested five suspects. A 22-, 23- and 25-year-old from Eindhoven died in the laboratory. Probably due to carbon monoxide poisoning as a result of a defect or an incorrect action.

Tenacious
It is unclear whether the police themselves also have an eye on Otto in this case. The man has been in jail for more than two years and is waiting for his appeal. He was sentenced to six years in prison for money laundering, extortion, assault and threats.

It is clear that after his conviction, Otto's family and entourage have received a great deal of attention from the judiciary and the police. They have been very persistent in the persecution of Otto himself in recent years. The police and the judiciary see him as one of the most powerful criminals in the South of the Netherlands, but according to the man from Bergen op Zoom, they are completely wrong and he is the victim of a crackdown on justice.

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