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Dubai Court Approves Extradition of Antwerp Drug Lord to Belgium
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.

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.

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.

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.

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 justice.