One of Europe’s most-wanted drug lords, a Belgian with a master’s degree in criminology, has been arrested in Switzerland after two years on the run. He was prosecuted previously in 2010 in Limburg for allegedly cutting off the finger of a Dutch criminal with pruning shears. It was thought Bressers had been hiding in South Africa but he was arrested in Zurich where he was found with his partner and child. Kristof Aerts, a spokesman for prosecutors in Antwerp, said Bressers was linked to ongoing judicial investigations in Antwerp, West Flanders and East Flanders. “Last night, the fugitive was arrested in Switzerland.

Source: The Guardian February 19, 2022 02:17 UTC