'Kingpin' of underworld syndicate known as 'The Company' arrested over $91b empire

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A second alleged senior leader of the a vast drug syndicate has been arrested. The Sam Gor group dominates the Asia Pacific drug trade. 9News

The October arrest of Hong Kong citizen Lee Chung Chak in Bangkok preceded last month's high-profile arrest in the Netherlands of Tse Chi Lop, a China-born Canadian national who police suspect is the top leader of the syndicate, also called "The Company".

It is rare for suspected senior drug traffickers to be arrested and successfully prosecuted in the Asia Pacific region. Mr Lee could not be contacted in prison, nor could his lawyer be identified by Reuters. A lawyer for Mr Tse declined to comment. An AFP media officer declined to comment. Police also suspect the crime group traffics heroin, ketamine, cocaine and MDMA, known as ecstasy, multiple officials across the region have told Reuters.

The verdict said Mr Lieu was the leader of the drug ring. Mr Tse and Mr Lee were not named in the verdict.Australian arrested in Thailand for drugs, weapons

 

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