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Alleged kingpin of Asian drug syndicate arrested at Dutch airport

Tse Chi Lop, a Chinese-born Canadian, was on the most-wanted list

Tse Chi Lop was arrested at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport.   © Reuters

AMSTERDAM/SYDNEY (Reuters) -- Dutch police have arrested the alleged leader of a large Asian drug syndicate who is listed as one of the world's most-wanted fugitives and has been compared to Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.

Tse Chi Lop, a Chinese-born Canadian national, was detained on Friday at the request of Australian police, who led an investigation that found his organisation dominates the $70 billion-a-year Asia-Pacific drug trade, Dutch police spokesman Thomas Aling said on Saturday.

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