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A Dutch criminal has bought an entire country. The name “Chubby Jos” may be familiar to readers in the Netherlands, where he is a wanted man. But in Sierra Leone—where his vast cocaine-smuggling operation is based—Jos is “afforded the peculiar privilege of not existing”. The police and military establishment bow to him; locals are afraid to say his name. Alex Clapp’s bold and original reporting from two continents makes for a
propulsive crime yarn.
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