 On 17 May 1971, 48-year-old Norbert Jurgens, the advertising manager at Radio Veronica, was arrested and questioned by Dutch Police, and the following day "Veronica" director Bull Verweij was also held.Verweij appeared on Netherlands television to tell how he had paid a man 12,000 guilders (approximately £1,100) to force "Mebo II" into territorial waters.Once in the three-mile limit, the ship would have been liable to arrest or confiscation by creditors.