ROME, 24 JAN - The head of one of the largest Asian drug cartels was arrested in Amsterdam. The BBC reports.
The police did not specify the name of the person arrested but it is believed to be Tse Chi Lop, a Chinese naturalized Canadian, known as the 'Asian El Chapo', who heads a 70 billion dollar empire that manages drug trafficking in all of Asia. The 56-year-old, one of the most wanted men in the world, was stopped at Schiphol Airport before boarding a flight to Canada. The Australian police have been hunting him for over 10 years, now the government will ask for his extradition. According to the Australian Federal Police (AFP) The Company, it is responsible for 70% of the drugs entering the country.
The intelligence services of over 20 countries participated in the operations for the arrest of Tse which in recent years had moved between Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan. (HANDLE).