Ebrahim Buzhu

Ebrahim Buzhu (4 December 1969 – 15 January 2022) was a Dutch man with Moroccan origin.

Ebrahim Buzhu
Born(1969-12-04)4 December 1969
Utrecht, Netherlands
Died15 January 2022(2022-01-15) (aged 52)
Cádiz, Spain
NationalityDutch
OccupationDrug trafficker

Biography

Buzhu's father emigrated to the Netherlands from Morocco in the 1950s to work in a Dutch mine.[1] His mother later rejoined his father and the couple settled in Utrecht. His father then opened a butcher shop in Amsterdam and provided financial stability to the family.[2] After his father died, Buzhu fell into criminal activity alongside several other Moroccans who had emigrated to the Netherlands. Lacking a paternal influence, he settled into organized crime for good.[3]

In order to hide his illicit wealth, Buzhu pretended his money was earned through real estate investment. In 1990s, however, he was convicted by Dutch police of possession of illegal firearms and participating in torture. However, police were unaware of his large quantities of drugs smuggled in from Morocco.

On 24 June 2015, a friend of Buzhu's went to police in Driebergen claiming he found a tracking beacon underneath his vehicle. Buzhu also came forward and claimed that the case was related to the kidnapping of coffeeshop owner Saïd Faggous in 2009. However, the police closed the case without a thorough investigation.[4] A few days later, he returned to the police station and filed a complaint against Ridouan Taghi and his right-hand man Saïd Razzouki for death threats.[5] Further investigations led Buzhu to identify several organized criminals in the Dutch drug trade, with his statements giving rise to the 26Koper investigation.[6]

In 2016 his friend Ranko Scekic and another friend were the victims of an attempted assassination in Utrecht from Taghi's hitmen for their allegiance with Buzhu. However, the assassination was called off due to heavy police presence in the neighborhood. Scekic was killed in Utrecht on 22 june 2016. He never left the Netherlands while his enemies where always nearby.

On 15 January 2022, Ebrahim Buzhu was murdered. His rented vehicle was subsequently lit on fire. His body was noticed by a passerby who notified the Civil Guard.[7][8][9]

References
  1. van den Heuvel, John; van Wely, Mick (24 January 2022). "Moordcommando's Nederlandse onderwereld teisteren Spaanse Costa's". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. Meeus, Jan (24 January 2022). "Geliquideerde rivaal van Taghi was laatbloeier in het criminele circuit". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  3. "De Taghi Podcast: angst in het criminele milieu door liquidatie van aartsrivaal van Taghi". Het Parool (in Dutch). 25 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. Laumans, Wouter; Vugts, Paul (21 January 2022). "Aartsrivaal van Ridouan Taghi geliquideerd in Zuid-Spanje: Ebrahim 'De Slager' Buzhu (52)". BN DeStem (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  5. Tieleman, Alex (28 January 2022). "Nederlandse drugscriminelen teisteren Spanje: meer cocaïne, meer geweld". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  6. "Nederlandse drugshandelaar en getuige tegen Taghi vermoord in Spanje". Crimesite (in Dutch). 21 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  7. "Hallado el cadáver de un hombre con un disparo en Chiclana de la Frontera". 20 minutos (in Spanish). 17 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  8. "Hallan un cadáver con un disparo en la zona de Pago del Humo en Chiclana". Andalucía información (in Spanish). Chiclana de la Frontera. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  9. Márquez, Francisco (18 January 2022). "Hallan el cadáver de un hombre en Chiclana con un tiro en la cabeza". El MIRA (in Spanish). Cádiz. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
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