Drugs baron Bolle Jos convicted in absentia in Belgium

Dutch drug criminal Jos Leijdekkers, known as Bolle Jos, has been convicted by a Belgian judge and sentenced to 14 years in prison. The 35-year old was not present at the court in Antwerp when the verdict was announced on Thursday, having been on the run since 2024. Leijdekkers was sentenced for his part in the Costa drugs case, in which a total of 56 people were accused of smuggling 25 tonnes of cocaine through Antwerp and money laundering. The...