Convicted - 12 years NL + 6 years BE | Appeal May 2025
Isaac "Boom" B.
From Katendrecht to cocaine kingpin - the rise and fall of Black Mamba
5 suspects9 events8 locations2018 - present
// intel brief
Isaac "Boom" B., born in Ghana in 1994 and raised in the Netherlands, rose from petty crime in Rotterdam-Katendrecht to become a key figure in cocaine trafficking through the Port of Antwerp. Using a car rental business in Barendrecht as cover, he coordinated container extractions, managed networks of "uithalers", and communicated via Sky ECC encrypted phones. A 4,200 kg cocaine seizure hidden in squid shipments exposed his operation. The Dutch investigation "Cherokee" attributed 5,700 kg of cocaine to his group. Convicted to 12 years in the Netherlands (2022) and 6 years in Belgium (2023), both in absentia. Arrested in Turkey near Isparta in June 2024 after attempting to flee by yacht from Fethiye. He offered 4 million euros for his freedom - the agents refused. His partnership with fugitive drug lord "Bolle Jos" collapsed into open enmity, fracturing one of Europe's most active cocaine networks.
// timeline
1994Isaac born in Ghana, later raised in the Netherlands
2018Convicted for money laundering and armed extortion in Rotterdam - 14 months
2019Shifts to large-scale imports. Car rental in Barendrecht operational
2020-08Pasta House shootings and dock worker home invasion. Sky ECC documents operations
20214,200 kg cocaine seized in Antwerp - hidden in squid shipments
2022-12Convicted to 12 years (Cherokee). 5,700 kg attributed. In absentia
2023-02Convicted to 6 years in Belgium. In absentia
2024-06-25Arrested near Isparta, Turkey. EUR 4 million bribe refused
2025-05Cherokee appeal scheduled. Key question: leader or coordinator?
// key locations
Rotterdam-Katendrecht
Origin / early career
Barendrecht
Car rental front company
Port of Antwerp
Cocaine import hub
Fethiye, Turkey
Escape yacht location
Isparta, Turkey
Arrest location (June 2024)
EBI Vught
Maximum security prison
Accra, Ghana
Birth country
Dubai
Transit during flight
// operation map
// key figures
Isaac "Boom" B.Convicted
Leader / Coordinator | NL/GH
Born 1994 in Ghana, raised in the Netherlands. Rose from street crime in Katendrecht to coordinating large-scale cocaine imports through Antwerp. Convicted to 12 years (NL, Cherokee) and 6 years (BE, Pasta House / criminal org). Arrested in Turkey June 2024 near Isparta after failed yacht escape. Currently in EBI (highest security prison). Offered EUR 4 million bribe to Turkish police. Appeal scheduled May 2025.
Bolle JosFugitive
Partner / Drug Lord (top level) | NL
High-level drug lord who provided the network of suppliers, transit channels, and financing. Former partner of Isaac, now declared enemy. Subject of international manhunt.
Ali O.status_unknown
Rival / Competing smuggler | NL
Rival who competed for access to the same key port worker in Antwerp. Conflict over exclusivity led to shootings at The Pasta House restaurant (Aug 2020) and violent intimidation.
Isaac's Half-BrotherConvicted
Front man / Money launderer | NL/GH
Half-brother of Isaac. Registered owner of the Barendrecht car rental business used as logistical cover and money laundering vehicle. Convicted to 8 years.
Naima Jillalstatus_unknown
Alleged associate (unproven) | NL/MA
Name circulates in rumors and speculation, but no judicially established connection to Isaac. Legally unproven association.
// other files
Marengo
The trial that exposed the heart of Dutch organized crime
The Cocaine Route
How billions in cocaine flows from South America to European streets
EncroChat
How police cracked the criminal underworld's secret phone network
Mocro Maffia
The rise of Dutch-Moroccan organized crime networks in Europe
Port Wars
The battle for Europe's cocaine gateways - Rotterdam vs Antwerp
Rif Connection
Morocco's Rif Mountains - the world's largest hashish production zone
Taghi Dynasty
How Ridouan Taghi ran a criminal empire from the most secure prison in the Netherlands
Sky ECC
The crack of the century - how Belgian police broke the criminal underworld's encrypted phone network
Taghi's Hitman
The rise and fall of Gerel P. - Ridouan Taghi's most trusted assassin, from Utrecht to a Brazilian prison cell
Audi Gang
Dutch ATM bombers terrorizing Germany - high-speed Audis, explosives, and a trail of destruction across the border
The Invisible Baron
The shadowy rise and violent world of Peter van D, Limburg's unseen drug lord.
The Cocaine War
How the theft of 1,400 kg of cocaine from Antwerp ignited a six-week war across the Netherlands
The Helicopter Escape
Benaouf Adaoui - the man who ignited the Mocro War and planned one of the Netherlands' most spectacular prison escapes
Antwerp Drug War
How Europe's second port became a warzone between rival cocaine clans
Kompania Bello
The Albanian cocaine federation run from behind prison bars in Ecuador
keywords
isaac boom / black mamba / bolle jos / cherokee / sky ecc / antwerpen / katendrecht / inktvis / cocaine / ebi / fethiye / isparta