One of the largest and most wanted criminals in the Low Countries, Stefan P. from Breda, was extradited to the Netherlands from Dubai on Wednesday evening. The 30-year-old criminal is suspected of laundering drug profits from an art gallery in Breda.
The criminal, who has Bosnian and Dutch nationality, arrived at Schiphol and was arrested under the supervision of the Royal Military Police. According to De Telegraaf it concerns “drug lord Stefan P., a major player in international crime.” The Public Prosecution Service does not mention the name of the extradited suspect.
European arrest warrant
The man is also suspected of criminal offenses in Belgium. Authorities there have sent a European arrest warrant (EAW) to the Netherlands, which will be heard by the court in Amsterdam next week.
P. had already been stuck in the United Arab Emirates for a year. He played at the highest level; on the one hand as a ‘lieutenant’ of the Belgian top criminal Flor Bressers, according to the justice system in Belgium. On the other hand, his name has also appeared for years in Dutch money laundering investigations into Edin G, with whom P. not only shares a Bosnian background, but also a childhood in Breda.
Breda art gallery
In addition, according to informed sources from De Telegraaf, P. is suspected of a money laundering operation via the Breda Galerie Puro Arte. In 2019, the police already raided this gallery in an investigation into large-scale cocaine trafficking from Peru. That investigation would focus on P. and his brother, who also lives in Breda.
