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Alleged crime boss dubbed ‘Asia’s El Chapo’ arrives in Australia

Police officers stand guard at the 2021 extradition hearing in the Netherlands of Tse Chi Lop, a Canadian of Chinese origin, who is alleged to be one of the most wanted drug criminals in the world [File: Robin Utrecht/AFP]

The alleged boss of Asia’s biggest crime syndicate and one of the world’s most wanted men has been extradited to Australia and arrested on drug trafficking charges, police said.

Australian police said on Thursday that the suspect’s extradition from the Netherlands was the culmination of a long-running investigation into an organised crime syndicate known as “Sam Gor”, or “The Company”, that it says trafficked methamphetamine worth millions of dollars into Australia.

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