Mexico Confirms Marco Ebben's Death, Bodyguards Linked to Previous Murder

"Socalj" for Borderland Beat

The death of Marco Ebben was confirmed thanks to the collaboration between the FGR, the National Police of the Netherlands and the Dutch embassy in Mexico. His lawyer Jan-Hein Kuijpers confirmed this on Wednesday.

On February 24, the FGR reported that despite false identities being present on the body found last month, it matched the physical characteristics and fingerprints on file corresponding to Marco Ebben. Ebben was wanted by Europol for drug trafficking convictions. The Embassy of the Netherlands, represented by the Consul and the First Secretary, began to repatriate his body.

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Europol’s Most Wanted Marco Ebben Killed in Mexico…Again?

"Socalj" for Borderland Beat

Dutch drug trafficker Marco Ebben was reportedly killed in a parking garage near Mexico City. This is not the first time Ebben has been reported shot dead in Mexico.

In May last year, Ebben briefly spoke to the news outlet Rijnmond to say that he had nothing to do with a series of explosions targeting a plumber in Vlaardingen. 

In June, Ebben was injured in a shooting in Turkey in which he was reportedly chased by men on motorcycles who opened fire on his armored car with an automatic weapon.

In late October last year, several sources told Rijnmond that Ebben had been killed in a shooting in Mexico.

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Was One of Europe's Most Wanted Drug Traffickers, Marco Ebben, Killed in a Culiacan Shootout?

"Socalj" & "HEARST" for Borderland Beat

Marco Ebben, one of the most wanted men in the Netherlands, had reportedly joined up with the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico after fleeing a shooting earlier this year in Turkey. In recent years, Ebben had lived in Dubai, Spain, Russia, and Italy, in addition to Turkey and, finally, Mexico.

The Schiedam-born criminal Marco Ebben is said to have died in cartel violence in Mexico. This has been reported by various sources, but none officially yet. Ebben was reportedly seen bleeding after a shootout between rival Sinaloa Cartel factions La Mayiza/MF and Los Chapitos in September. This recent battle in Sinaloa is only a small part of the internal war in the region with reportedly over 300 killings and untold numbers of kidnappings having taken place in the last 2 months, with 81 arrests having occurred so far.

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