CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- The leader of a vast drug trafficking syndicate will be extradited to Australia from the Netherlands within weeks, his lawyer said, bringing the man compared to Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman closer to justice after a decadelong search by police across the Asia-Pacific region.
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Asia's 'El Chapo' to be extradited to Australia in weeks: lawyer
Tse Chi Lop's drug trafficking operation had global reach, documents show
A secured transport arrives at the extra secure court in Rotterdam, on June 22, 2021, prior to the hearing on the extradition of Tse Chi Lop, who was one of the most wanted drug criminals in the world. © ANP/AFP/Jiji
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