Lee, 65, is a former prison mate of Tse's suspected of being involved in drug trafficking for four decades. Thai authorities seized a laptop and multiple phones when they searched Lee's serviced apartment in an upscale Bangkok area, a potential treasure trove of intelligence, the two investigators told Reuters. DRUG VETERANTse and Lee were the subject of requests by the AFP for law enforcement authorities around the world to arrest them. The two investigators told Reuters that Lee was arrested in Sydney in the 1980s, allegedly for being a manager of heroin couriers. Police suspect Lee later played a key role for the syndicate overseeing drug lab operators in Shan State in northern Myanmar and regularly travelled there, the two investigators said.

Source: bd News24 February 06, 2021 02:03 UTC