Jacques Monsieur Explained

Jacques Monsieur is a Belgian convicted large arms trafficker. He is one of the biggest weapons smugglers in the world[1] and is currently incarcerated in Saint-Gilles prison.[2]

In 2018 he was sentenced to four years in prison by the Court of Appeals in Brussels and fined 1.2 million. He subsequently fled. He was 66 years old when he was arrested in Portugal in August 2019.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Un des plus grands trafiquants d'armes au monde, le Belge Jacques Monsieur, arrêté au Portugal. RTL-TVI. 15 August 2019. 24 August 2019. French.
  2. Web site: Wapenhandelaar Jacques Monsieur aan België overgeleverd. Het Laatste Nieuws. Belga. 23 August 2019. 23 August 2019. Dutch.
  3. Web site: Fugitive arms dealer Jacques Monsieur detained in Portugal. 16 August 2019. 24 August 2019. flandersnews.be.

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