‘Most wanted’ Dutch drug kingpin who once faked death killed in Mexico
‘Most wanted’ Dutch drug kingpin who once faked death killed in Mexico
Marco Ebben was one of Europe’s ‘most wanted fugitives’ for smuggling drugs from Brazil to the Netherlands.
Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 15/02/2025 | 00:00:00
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Marco Ebben, 32, was shot dead in Atizapan de Zaragoza, a municipality 25km (15 miles) from Mexico City, authorities said on Friday. He once faked his own death, was killed in a shootout in car park outside the Mexican capital on Thursday. Experts confirmed the identity of the convicted drug kingpin. In May 2024, Ebben spoke to the Dutch regional broadcaster Rijnmond to say he had nothing to do with a series of explosions targeting a plumber in Vlaardingen. Between 2014 and 2015, he allegedly smuggled 400kg (880 pounds) of cocaine in containers filled with pineapples. To evade arrest, the Dutchman faked his death last October in the Mexican cartel stronghold of Culiacan.
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