Asia's most wanted drug kingpin is said to have created a new, diverse alliance, uniting powerful triad groups across the continent, including the Big Circle Gang from Hong Kong and the Bamboo Union from Taiwan. According to Reuters, an unprecedented police operation "Operation Kungur" is currently underway, involving around 20 agencies from Asia, North America, and Europe. Read more: Mexico freed 'El Chapo' Guzman's son after a counterattack by his henchmen, but it's not the first time a cartel has taken on the government.
Tse's cartel is said to have taken organized crime in Asia to a new level: Investigators say he has risen to the leagues of Pablo Escobar and Mexico's notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. Tse Chi Lop has eight Thai-boxer bodyguards around him at all times. According to the report, Tse's network supplies almost the entire Asian market and even Australia and New Zealand's markets, with crystal meth, heroin, ketamine and MDMA.
One possible reason for this could be his "keen regard for his personal security" β Tse is protected by eight Thai kickboxers while travelling and at home, according to the AFP investigators cited in the report. The year-old has always had a taste for luxury, but unlike his South American counterparts, he has been a bit more discreet about it.
Still, Tse owns a private jet and hosts lavish birthday parties every year. Police seized 1. Tse was born in the south of China, then moved to Hong Kong and in , arrived in Canada, where he became a citizen. He belonged to a ring of heroin smugglers, travelling a lot between North America and Asia during this time.
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In , according to court records, he was arrested in New York for drug trafficking and sentenced to nine years in prison. In , he was released from prison early β and according to investigators, he quickly resumed old business. Read more: 4 of Mexico's cartels are fighting for control of the avocado business.
