Alleged drug lord Tse Chi Lop who is said to have been operating across Asia and is often compared to Mexican kingpin El Chapo, is set to be handed over by the Netherlands to Australia.
Tse Chi Lop is accused of heading up a multibillion-dollar drug operation spanning several countries in the Asia-Pacific, from Japan to New Zealand.
A Dutch court has approved the request for him to be extradited, after his arrest in January but his lawyer has saidthat an appeal would be made.
Tse is said to have headed one of the largest drug syndicates in the world which dominates a $70bn (£50bn) illegal drugs market across Asia.
Australian police believe The Company, also known as the Sam Gor Syndicate, moved huge quantities of illicit substances, including meth, ketamine and other drugs, hidden in packs of tea.
It is alleged that the syndicate is responsible for 70% of the illicit drugs that enter Australia.
Listed as one of the world’s most wanted fugitives, Tse was detained at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport in January while trying to board a plane.
Tse denies the allegations and claims his arrest was effectively set up by Australian authorities, alleging they illegally arranged for his expulsion from Taiwan to Canada to include a stop in the Netherlands so that he could be arrested there.
His lawyer says he will lodge an appeal against the extradition decision, taking the case to the supreme court.
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