Alleged drug lord, one of the world s most wanted men, arrested in Amsterdam
By AFP
Antoine Mouteau
The Hague, Netherlands - The alleged ringleader of Asia s biggest crime syndicate and one of the world s most wanted men has been arrested in the Netherlands, with Australian authorities pushing Sunday for his extradition to face trial.
Police had been chasing alleged drug kingpin Tse Chi Lop, 57, for years until his arrest by Dutch police on Friday acting on a request from Australia s federal police.
In a statement Sunday, Australian authorities said a man of significant interest to law enforcement agencies had been detained. A police spokeswoman confirmed his name as Tse Chi Lop.
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Tse Chi Lop, deemed in same league as Mexico s El Chapo, held after sprawling Australia-led probe
Bags containing methamphetamine found in a van during a police operation in Geraldton, Australia, in December 2017. The syndicate that Mr Tse Chi Lop, a Chinese-born Canadian national, is suspected of running is known to its members as The Company . The probe led by the Australian police found that it dominates the Asia-Pacific drug trade that is worth US$70 billion (S$93 billion) a year. PHOTO: REUTERS
PublishedJan 25, 2021, 5:00 am SGT
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Dutch police say they had arrested the alleged leader of an Asian drug syndicate who is listed as one of the world's most-wanted fugitives and has been compared to Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.