Netherlands arrests after deadly Overasselt shoot-out
By The BriefBrief
A pre-dawn attack in Overasselt left a 51-year-old security guard dead and two police officers injured. Police used the Special Intervention Unit to raid a vacant home in Nederasselt and arrested 34 people connected to an international drug feud.
WHO:Netherlands police Special Intervention Unit
WHAT:Police carried out raids and arrested 34 people following a deadly shoot-out linked to an international drug feud.
WHEN:Sep 1, 2026
WHERE:Overasselt and Nederasselt, Gelderland, Netherlands
WHY:No motive has been reported, though the incident was linked to fugitive cocaine trafficker Jos Leijdekkers, known as Bolle Jos.
