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Global drug kingpin Tse Chi Lop extradited to Australia from Netherlands
- The Chinese-born Canadian citizen, one of the world’s most prominent drug lords, faces a maximum sentence of life in prison
- Australian Federal Police said Tse’s ‘Sam Gor’ syndicate trafficked methamphetamine worth millions of dollars of into the country
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Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Thursday it had taken the head of a global drug trafficking syndicate, dubbed “Asia’s El Chapo”, into custody after he was extradited from the Netherlands.
The AFP said the arrest is 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 of into Australia.
The AFP did not identify the person arrested by name, and does not typically disclose the names of arrested individuals before trial.
A person familiar with the case said the man arrested was Chinese-born Canadian citizen Tse Chi Lop, one of the world’s most prominent drug lords. Tse, 59, faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
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The person declined to be identified citing lack of authorisation to discuss the case publicly.
A second man was arrested by the AFP in June in connection with the case.
“We allege the individuals charged by the AFP today and in June this year conspired to traffic commercial quantities of methamphetamine within Australia,” said AFP Assistant Commissioner Krissy Barrett.
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