Chinese national and alleged fentanyl kingpin Zhi Dong Zhang was deported by Mexico to the United States on Oct. 23 to face various criminal charges linked to Mexican cartels, officials said.
Zhang is accused of laundering at least $20 million in the United States between 2020 and 2021 through dozens of shell companies and bank accounts.
He 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.
A Mexican federal judge granted Zhang house arrest, from which he managed to escape in July….