A Chinese fugitive wanted on suspicion of trafficking huge quantities of fentanyl and cocaine into the United States has been recaptured in Cuba, Mexican authorities said on Wednesday.
Zhang Zhi Dong—who has numerous aliases, including “Brother Wang” and “El Chino”—fled to Mexico after being indicted in federal court in Atlanta in 2022 on drug trafficking and money laundering charges.
Mexican authorities captured him in Mexico City in October 2024 at the request of the U.S. government, but this July, he escaped the home where he was held under armed guard after a judge granted him house arrest.
On Wednesday, Mexico’s Security Cabinet said the alleged trafficker was arrested in Cuba, but did not identify him by name….