Joel Martinus faces French justice for drug trafficking after his extradition from Suriname

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Joel Martinus, known as "Money Dog," has been extradited to France to face drug trafficking charges. He was previously convicted in absentia in 2018 and 2019 for cocaine trafficking, receiving eight-year sentences in both cases. Martinus, a Surinamese national, was apprehended in June 2025 and denies the accusations against him.


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