Nordin El Hajjioui

Antwerp Court Seizes $400 Million from Fugitive Drug Lord in Major Cocaine Trafficking Case

13 April 2025

The Antwerp court has sentenced in absentia Omar Govers alias "Patje Haemers", one of the city’s most notorious drug-related criminals, whose accomplices are Belgian-Moroccans (…)

Alleged Drug Kingpin ’Dikke Nordin’ to Face Trial in Belgium’s Major Arms and Drug Case

24 January 2025

Nordin El Hajjioui, nicknamed "Dikke Nordin", will be tried on May 7 by the Antwerp Correctional Court in the "Bombs and Grenades" case. This file, which deals with arms and (…)

Belgian Drug Lord Extradited from Dubai to Face Trafficking Charges

4 April 2024

The United Arab Emirates has extradited Nordin El Hajjioui, the suspected drug baron accused of large-scale cocaine trafficking, illegal arms trade, and drug-related violence, (…)

Belgian Drug Kingpin ’Dikke Nordin’ Extradited from UAE to Face Justice in Antwerp

30 March 2024

Extradited by the United Arab Emirates, the drug trafficker Nordin El Hajjioui (35 years old), alias Dikke Nordin, arrived on Friday in Antwerp on a military plane that landed (…)

Dubai Court Approves Extradition of Antwerp Drug Lord to Belgium

9 March 2024

The Emirati justice system has authorized the extradition to Belgium of Nordin El Hajjioui, alias Dikke Nordin, an Antwerp drug lord who has taken refuge in Dubai for years.

Belgian Drug Lords Face Extradition from Dubai as UAE Cooperation Grows

3 January 2024

After the very first extradition of a drug lord from the United Arab Emirates to Belgium, the noose is tightening around the Belgian-Moroccan drug traffickers living in Dubai.

France Expands Drug Trafficking Crackdown to Dubai and Caribbean

22 December 2023

While Dubai has become a paradise for drug traffickers - including Franco-Moroccans - France is adopting a new strategy to track them down in the United Arab Emirates.

Wanted Belgo-Moroccan Drug Lords Evade Justice in Dubai and Morocco

5 December 2023

On the list of the most wanted drug traffickers are several Belgo-Moroccans. They now live in Morocco, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, thus escaping Belgian and French (…)