Gustavo Castillo García
La Jornada Newspaper
Friday, November 1, 2024, p. 10
In a joint operation, federal authorities detained for extradition purposes a Chinese citizen identified as Zhi Dong N, whom the United States government was looking for to be tried for being allegedly responsible for the crimes of criminal association, international distribution of cocaine and operations with resources of illicit origin.
Information from the security cabinet indicates that Zhi Dong was also a link for the distribution of drugs for the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels. New Generation.
The Chinese citizen was captured in the Santa Fe area in Mexico City, by personnel from the Secretariats of National Defense, Mexican Navy, Security and Citizen Protection and the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic, as he was identified as responsible. of cocaine, fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking and having illicitly operated more than $150 million in annual profits.
The detainee is accused of being allegedly responsible for the export, transportation and distribution of more than a thousand kilograms of cocaine, 1,800 kilos of fentanyl and more than 600 kilos of methamphetamines. According to authorities, he operated in the United States, Central America, South America, and Central America. , Europe, China and Japan. He has also been accused of forming alliances with criminal organizations in Mexico to carry out drug trafficking.