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FACTBOX-Dragnet closes: Key figures in “The Company” drug syndicate

BANGKOK, Feb 6 (Reuters) – A second senior leader of a vast drug syndicate has been arrested in Thailand, a narcotics official said, tightening a transnational dragnet on the group that police say dominates the $70 billion annual Asia-Pacific drug trade.

Following are some key alleged members of the Sam Gor drug syndicate, also known as “The Company”, who have fallen afoul of authorities:

-Tse Chi Lop (57): Also known as Sam Gor, or “Brother Number Three” in Cantonese, the China-born Canadian national was based in Asia and is the suspected senior leader of the syndicate. He was detained in the Netherlands in January pending extradition to Australia to face drug-trafficking charges. Tse’s lawyer declined to comment.

-Lee Chung Chak (65): Also known as Biu Gor, the veteran drug trafficker from Hong Kong is a former right-hand man of Tse’s who investigators suspect has become a…

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