An alleged global drug kingpin accused of conspiring to traffic up to $4.4 million worth of methamphetamine has been extradited to Melbourne.
Police allege Tse Chi Lop was part of a conspiracy to traffic millions of dollars worth of methamphetamine.
The alleged kingpin of a global drug trafficking syndicate has been extradited to face a Melbourne court in what federal police have described as one of the most significant arrests in its history. The 59-year-old will face Melbourne Magistrates Court on Thursday, with police alleging he was part of a conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine, or derivatives of the drug, totalling 20kg between March 2012 and March 2013.
Police outside a secure court in Rotterdam, Netherlands, last year prior to the hearing on the extradition of Tse Chi Lop. Mr Tse has since been extradited to Victoria.The investigation involved the force's transnational offshore disruption taskforce "Operation Gain" as well as its international network.
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