The Netherlands offers a record amount of 2 million euros for a golden tip leading to drug criminal 'Bolle Jos'.

The Dutch Public Prosecution Service has increased the reward for information leading to the arrest of drug criminal 'Bolle' Jos Leijdekkers from €200,000 to €2 million, a record amount. Leijdekkers is a key figure in international cocaine trafficking and has over 100 years of prison sentences pending in the Netherlands and Belgium. Despite being elusive, Dutch intelligence was reportedly close to capturing him at sea near Sierra Leone, but the operation was canceled. The government hopes that the increased reward will encourage citizens to provide tips, which must lead to his arrest. Meanwhile, Leijdekkers is believed to have connections within Sierra Leone's political elite, although the government denies knowing him. In Belgium, legislation prohibits paying citizens for tips, but registered informants can receive compensation for information.