Tse Chi Lop: Alleged Asian drug lord arrested in Amsterdam
BBC
24th January, 2021 10:46:17
Police in the Netherlands have arrested the alleged head of one of the world s biggest drugs gangs, on a warrant issued by Australia.
Tse Chi Lop - a Chinese-born Canadian national - is said to be the head of The Company, which dominates a $70bn illegal drugs market across Asia.
Listed as one of the world s most wanted fugitives, Mr Tse was detained at Amsterdam s Schiphol airport.
Australia will now seek his extradition to face trial there.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) believe The Company, also known as the Sam Gor Syndicate, is responsible for up to 70% of all illegal drugs entering the country.
Asia s El Chapo, thought to be responsible for 70 percent of all narcotics entering Australia, has been brought down in a two-year international manhunt led by Australian investigators.