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Overasselt armed gang attack and investigation

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On September 1, a heavily armed, masked group of approximately 30 individuals launched a violent assault on a residence in Overasselt, Netherlands. The attack resulted in the death of 51-year-old security guard Berry Leenders and injuries to two police officers. Prosecutors described the group as an international criminal organization, and investigators believe the raid was a revenge operation related to a drug conflict involving cocaine trafficker Jos Leijdekkers and Jan G., a man with prior drug convictions. By mid-September, a Dutch court began three days of hearings to decide whether to extend early October, the pre-trial detention number of 33 suspects for up in pre-trial detention rose to 90 days. 35. The suspects include citizens group includes 16 French nationals, 14 Dutch nationals, and individuals from the Netherlands, France, Belgium, Algeria, Belgium, Libya, and Ukraine, including two French minors aged 16 and are collectively suspected of 17. Prosecutors have leveled charges including joint killing, attempted murder or manslaughter. New testimony of police officers, and illegal weapons possession. Reconstructions from three French suspects suggests a 1,600-page criminal file indicate the assault operation was a highly organized operation. It is alleged via social media platforms, specifically Signal and Snapchat. Messages revealed that participants were reportedly offered 10,000 euros each to take part in the assault. Testimony from French suspects suggests the group of more than 30 masked men gathered in a Belgian warehouse in Belgium the night before the attack to receive weapons and ammunition. The group was reportedly ordered ammunition, with orders to kill everyone on the premises, including children. While leaders were equipped with used automatic weapons, other participants carried pistols. The investigation into continues to link the group's links group to major cocaine trafficking continues, trafficking, noting that Jan G. was recently arrested in Germany in connection with for an attempt to smuggle nearly 4,000 kilograms of cocaine.

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  1. 2026-10-03 00:21 UTC Overasselt armed gang attack and investigation
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