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Jan 24, 2021 12:40 PM EST
Asia s El Chapo, the man allegedly at the center of the biggest crime syndicate in the continent, faced the same destiny as his namesake as he was captured by Dutch authorities and is now facing extradition pushed by Australian authorities.
Tse Chi Lop, one of the world s most wanted was born a Chines but is now a Canadian national was detained after Australian police requested on Friday.
Asia s $70B Drug Ring
Thomas Aling, spokesman of the Dutch police, said that it was the Australian police who led the investigation on the Asian drug kingpin s organization which the drug trade in the Asia-Pacific, which is estimated to be worth at least US$70 billion annually.
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A Canadian citizen called one of the biggest drug kingpins in history has been arrested on his way to Canada, placing into custody a shadowy figure with roots in Toronto who, experts believe, stood astride a vast empire of factory-made narcotics.
Police in Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport arrested Tse Chi Lop, 57, on Saturday, after a years-long investigation by the Australian Federal Police into international networks of drug manufacture and trafficking. Mr. Tse, whose wealth and alleged influence earned him comparisons with El Chapo and Pablo Escobar, had been living in Taiwan.
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