Hatim van G. from Eindhoven, aka Rolleder, has a conviction again. The 44-year-old man received seven years in prison from the court in Den Bosch on Thursday for the possession and trade in hard drugs. He also laundered 130,000 euros. The money was found in his garden and in a vacuum cleaner.
In 2003 and 2019, Van G. was already imposed prison sentences for similar practices. Last March he was sent in jail for three years because he had raped a young woman with violence. The man is not only a striking figure because of his criminal activities. His nickname is ‘Rollereder’, since he was in a wheelchair in 2000 in 2000.
‘Spin in web (Ben)’
During the substantive treatment, the Public Prosecution Service mentioned two weeks ago ‘the spider in the web and probably multiple webben when it comes to buying or selling hard drugs and materials to produce it.’
The offenses for which ‘Rollereder’ now has to sit on the Blaren came to light at the end of August last year during an action by the police in Eindhoven against undermining crime. In a catering business on the Kruisstraat, G. was caught when he was a drug deal with other suspects. A large amount of cash was transferred under a table.
Subsequently, jerry cans with a total of 95 kilos of amphetamine oil were placed in the back of the buyers’ back door of the building. This stuff is used for the production of amphetamine (speed) and methamphetamine (Crystal Meth). According to the court, Van G. played a coordinating role in this. He threw his own glasses, because a wealth of evidence was found on his phone.
Money laundering practices years ago
The more than 130,000 euros that were found at his home was deserved with drug deals that were already closed in 2020 and 2021.
In the court’s decision, it is emphasized that ‘Rollereder’ was convicted several times earlier. That has consequences for the punishment, but the court also took his ‘current medical condition’ into account. Van G. is disabled by his paraplegia and that entails physical limitations. His medical condition will be heavier than that for the average prisoner and therefore the punishment is less high than the nine years that the OM had demanded, the court states.
‘Permanent corrective effect’
The public prosecutor also wanted to have an area ban on Kruisstraat imposed from G.. The court does not think that is necessary. The judge hopes that the seven years that the Eindhoven citizen will now serve plus what still hangs above him will have ‘a permanently corrective effect’ on his behavior. In other words: he must have learned his lesson.
Although Van G. has been convicted twice before by the court in Den Bosch, the final amount of his sentence still has to be determined because he has appealed against both judgments. That is also possible with the ruling of this Thursday. Van G., Justice and the court will continue to be convicted for a while.
The police action was a hit: