https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/record-reward-offered-for-capture-of-fugitive-cocaine-kingpin-dubbed-chubby-josContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/record-reward-offered-for-capture-of-fugitive-cocaine-kingpin-dubbed-chubby-joshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/record-reward-offered-for-capture-of-fugitive-cocaine-kingpin-dubbed-chubby-jos#u180477Fri, 06 Nov 2026 08:01:54 +0000Dutch authorities have increased the bounty for fugitive cocaine kingpin Jos Leijdekkers to a record €2 million. Prosecutors hope the tenfold increase will ramp up pressure on the 35-year-old drug lord, who also goes by the nicknames Bolle Jos and Chubby Jos. Leijdekkers remains a fugitive from justice and is reportedly staying in Sierra Leone. He sits atop Europol's list of most wanted criminals after facing severe drug trafficking convictions and ordering violent crimes.Why it mattersLeijdekkers stands convicted in absentia by a Dutch court for massive cocaine smuggling operations excee