An alleged drug lord known as “Asia’s El Chapo” has been busted in Amsterdam on suspicion of running a multibillion-dollar narcotics operation, authorities said.
Tse Chi Lop, a Chinese-born Canadian national, was detained without incident at Schiphol Airport at the request of Australian police, which has led an international investigation into his cartel, Dutch police spokesman Thomas Aling said on Saturday.
Authorities said that Tse, 57, is the leader of Sam Gor Syndicate, which allegedly dominates the $70 billion-a-year Asia-Pacific drug trade.
The syndicate has “been connected with or directly involved in at least 13 cases†of drug trafficking since January 2015, court documents said
Tse is expected to be extradited after appearing before a judge, Dutch police said
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