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Global News Podcast

Drug kingpin put behind bars

Global News Podcast

BBC

News, Daily News

4.38.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

The leader of one of Europe's most feared drug gangs, Ridouan Taghi, is jailed for life in the biggest criminal trial in Dutch history. Also: US President Biden says progress is being made over agreeing a ceasefire in Gaza, and the married couple who spent over 100 days stranded at sea.

Transcript

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0:00.0

The Global Story, with Smart Takes and Fresh Perspective, on one big news story, every Monday to Friday from the BBC World Service.

0:11.0

Search for The Global Story, wherever you get your BBC podcasts to find out more.

0:19.6

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

0:30.0

I'm Nick Miles and at 14 hours GMT on Tuesday the 27th of February, these are our main stories. The leader of one of Europe's most feared drug gangs has been jailed for life.

0:34.4

The US President, Joe Biden, says progress is being made over agreeing a ceasefire in Gaza,

0:40.5

and thousands are taking to the streets in Nigeria over the spiraling cost of living.

0:45.0

Also in this podcast, what would another term for Donald Trump mean for the rest of the world and

0:53.4

the mighty sound made by a minute fish.

1:10.4

We're going to start this podcast at a heavily guarded courthouse near Amsterdam, ringed by masked police, armed with automatic weapons and drones hovering overhead.

1:17.1

Security was very tight because inside and on trial were members of a huge drug trafficking

1:22.3

network who used murders to get their business done.

1:25.5

A few hours before we came to recall this podcast, the judge not identified for security reasons

1:30.6

said we're sentencing all the suspects.

1:35.0

We impose the following prison sentences.

1:37.0

Rido Antaghi gets life in prison.

1:40.0

Saeed R.

1:41.0

gets life in prison. Mario R. gets life in prison.

1:43.0

Mario R gets life in prison.

1:46.0

Our correspondent in the Hague and a Holigan told me more about the people sentenced today.

1:51.0

The undisputed, they say, leader of this criminal organization, let me tell you about him.

1:56.6

His name is Riddewandagi.

1:58.4

For a long time he was the Netherlands most wanted man.

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