Jacques Monsieur

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Belgian arms dealer

Jacques Monsieur (1952 or 1953) 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]

References

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

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[1] "Un des plus grands trafiquants d'armes au monde, le Belge Jacques Monsieur, arrêté au Portugal" (in French). RTL-TVI. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.

[2] "Wapenhandelaar Jacques Monsieur aan België overgeleverd" (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. Belga. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

[3] "Fugitive arms dealer Jacques Monsieur detained in Portugal". flandersnews.be. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.

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