Two men who were arrested last week for arms and drug trafficking may also have plans to liquidate John van den Heuvel. It concerns a 26-year-old Eindhoven resident and a man (39) from Purmerend. This is reported by regional broadcaster NH News in North Holland on the basis of RTV Purmerend.
The two were arrested last Tuesday, after hidden chat messages from crypto service Sky ECC were decrypted in September. They wrote about the sale of (automatic) firearms and drugs. During the search of their homes, the police took mobile phones, valuable watches, pepper spray, a weapon, parts of firearms, ammunition and several hundred grams of hashish.
But that’s according to RTV Purmerend so not the only thing they are suspected of. For example, in early 2021 they would have discussed possible liquidation plans for Van den Heuvel.
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The well-known crime journalist told about the arrests in a TV broadcast by Today Inside last Friday. he told. According to Van den Heuvel, his fellow crime journalist Mick van Wely and the now deceased Peter R. de Vries were also mentioned in the chat messages.
According to NH News, the National Prosecutor’s Office of the Public Prosecution Service does not deny the allegations. “We have started an investigation and we will not say anything further,” said a spokesman. The two suspects are currently detained for two weeks and are only allowed to have contact with their lawyer.