Police arrested 'Asia's El Chapo', but will it mean less meth?
The arrest of Tse Chi Lop, head of Asia’s largest drug syndicate, does little to alter the structures that facilitate the region’s booming narcotics trade. From Myanmar’s ethnic armies and state-backed militias to Hong Kong triad organizations, the profits driving the trade will continue—Tse Chi Lop, like any link in the supply chain, is replaceable. Editorial Alleged drug kingpin Tse Chi Lop, head of Asia’s largest criminal organization, was arrested in the Netherlands on January 22 at the request of Australian authorities. Tse Chi Lop is the leader of the Sam Gor drug syndicate, w...
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