How the Netherlands' most wanted criminal was searched with the help of Instagram

Back in 2011, Iranian citizen Shahin Gabe was sentenced in the Netherlands to thirteen years in prison for robbing two people and attempting to murder them. After the verdict, he managed to escape from custody - he was included in the list of especially dangerous and wanted criminals. But the Dutch police were unable to find him.





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Unfortunately, the absence of an extradition treaty between the Netherlands and Iran does not allow the criminal to be detained while he is on Iranian territory. In this regard, Shahin remains at large - unlike the digital, in the real world, borders are still of great importance. Shahin's account on the social network is still active today: the description indicates the status “This world belongs to me”, as well as the email address.








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