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‘Chubby Jos’ and ‘pineapple’ smuggler among Europe’s most wanted

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Murder, drug trafficking and sexual exploitation of children are just some of the crimes of those on Europe’s most wanted list.

From a man, known as ‘Chubby Jos’ wanted for the illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances to a dad who shot his own son in the head with a gun, the list carries some of the most dangerous criminals known to police.




Despite TV appeals and frequent re-appeals for information the men and women on the list are still at large and many pose a real threat to society.

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Here the Liverpool ECHO takes a look at some of the most dangerous among the list and what they did to deserve a space on Europe’s Most Wanted list.

Joseph (Jos) Johannes Leijdekkers (Chubby Jos)

Wanted by: Netherlands

CRIME: Drug trafficking and money laundering

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