Marco Ebben
Marco Ebben was a notorious Dutch drug smuggler, known for his involvement in large-scale cocaine trafficking operations into Europe. In 2020, he was sentenced to seven years in prison for smuggling approximately 400 kilograms of cocaine from Brazil to the Netherlands. Ebben was one of Europe's most wanted criminals, listed by Europol, and he attempted to evade capture by fabricating a story about his own death in 2024. However, he was ultimately shot and killed in Mexico on a Thursday, following a shootout in a parking garage in Atizapan de Zaragoza, just outside Mexico City.
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Marco Ebben, known as El holandés, was detained for his involvement with the Sinaloa Cartel.
Crimen organizado opta por extranjeros de élite; recluta exmilitares de Colombia, Holanda y Rusia
Mexico· 2025-06-15
Marco Ebben was a Dutch drugs trafficker shot dead in Mexico, believed to have been killed by members of the Sinaloa drugs cartel.
Dutch drugs criminal linked to cartel shot dead in Mexico ahead of planned arrest – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-02-20
Marco Ebben was one of Europe's most wanted drug dealers who was killed in Mexico.
Mehhikos tapeti üks Euroopa kõige tagaotsitumaid narkokaupmehi
Estonia· 2025-02-15Marco Ebben was a Dutch drug dealer who was one of the most wanted criminals in Europe.
V Mexiku zastrelili jedného z najhľadanejších zločincov v Európe
Slovakia· 2025-02-15Marco Ebben was a Dutch drug dealer who was one of the most wanted criminals in Europe and was shot dead in Mexico.
V Mexiku zastrelili jedného z najhľadanejších zločincov v EurópeSlovakia· 2025-02-15Marco Ebben was one of Europe's most wanted drug traffickers who was shot dead in Mexico.
En af Europas mest eftersøgte narkosmuglere er dræbt i Mexico
Denmark· 2025-02-15