Drug baron Charles Zwolsman found dead in cell

Charles Zwolsman Sr.

Dutch drug Baron Charles Zwolsman has died. He was the father of ChampCar driver Charles Zwolsman Jr. Zwolsman who would have turned 55 on Friday, deceased in prison. This is a reliable source at the ANP reported. Zwolsman's been a long time on suspicion of large-scale drug trafficking.

The cause of death has not yet been announced.

On May 11, 2010 Zwolsman was sentenced to a prison term of three years for possession of 2,000 kilos of hashish and four firearms. The drug dealer was one of the most famous names in the Dutch drug scene. Since late 1980 he came into contact with the law several times and he was also regularly sentenced to long prison sentences.