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, to Belgium. A profile of a young Belgian-Moroccan who amassed a large fortune in the criminal underworld.
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 at the Melsbroek air base.
In Flanders, the axe has fallen on nearly 500 social housing tenants, including Moroccans, who were unmasked as owners of real estate abroad within three years. A figure that represents more than half of the cases checked and highlights a fraudulent system with international ramifications.
An investigation conducted by the Spanish justice system resulted in the arrest of two young men in their twenties, suspected of being the perpetrators of the shots that led to the death of Soufiane Benali, 23, nicknamed "Nana" in July 2020 in Forest, Belgium.
The month of Ramadan began on Monday, March 11 in Belgium, a country with 600,000 Muslims. But those who choose not to fast often face strong pressure.
Two Dutch nationals, a 31-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman, were arrested on Wednesday in the Netherlands for their alleged involvement in the murder of Firdaous , the 11-year-old girl killed by a bullet in Antwerp in January 2023. The woman was released on Friday while the man remains in custody.
It’s official: the month of Ramadan will begin this Monday, March 11 in Belgium , announced the Muslim Council of Belgium (CMB) on Sunday. This sacred period for Muslims is a time of piety, prayer and contemplation.
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 Belgian police have arrested a 31-year-old man from Amsterdam and a 24-year-old woman from Breda for their alleged involvement in the murder of Firdaous , the 11-year-old girl killed by a bullet in January 2023 at her parents’ home in Merksem, Antwerp.
A man from Walcourt was sentenced to 10 months in prison for attempting to scam 80,000 euros from his insurance by simulating the theft of his Mercedes-AMG C63.
The start date of Ramadan in Belgium is now known. According to astronomical calculations, the Muslim fast should begin on Monday, March 11.
A man of Moroccan origin convicted of drug-related attacks in Belgium has seen his conviction overturned on appeal, but he nevertheless finds himself behind bars, this time in Dubai.