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A second senior leader of a vast drug syndicate has been arrested, a Thai narcotics official said, as a transnational dragnet tightens on the Sam Gor group, which police say dominates the $70 billion annual Asia Pacific drug trade.
AUSTRALIA-THAILAND/DRUGS-ARREST (UPDATE 1, PIX):UPDATE 1-Arrest in Thailand of second drug kingpin tightens dragnet on huge syndicate
3 Min Read BANGKOK, Feb 6 (Reuters) - A second senior leader of a vast drug syndicate has been arrested in Thailand, a narcotics official said, tightening a transnational dragnet on the group that police say dominates the $70 billion annual Asia-Pacific drug trade. Following are some key alleged members of the Sam Gor drug syndicate, also known as “The Company”, who have fallen afoul of authorities: -Tse Chi Lop (57): Also known as Sam Gor, or “Brother Number Three” in Cantonese, the China-born Canadian national was based in Asia and is the suspected senior leader of the syndicate. He...
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