Alleged drug kingpin extradited, China-Australia defence ministers meet | 9 News Australia

9 News Australia published this video item, entitled “Alleged drug kingpin extradited, China-Australia defence ministers meet | 9 News Australia” – below is their description.

A 66-year old accused of being the right-hand man to a notorious cartel boss known as Asia’s ‘El Chapo’ has been extradited to Melbourne to stand trial for drug trafficking. In other news, the 2-year diplomatic deep freeze in relations between Australia and China has officially ended as Defence Minister Richard Marles had a face-to-face meeting with his Chinese counterpart during a summit in Singapore.

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