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Zhi Dong Zhang, alleged fentanyl kingpin, handed over to Mexican authorities

Zhi Dong Zhang, alleged fentanyl kingpin, handed over to Mexican authorities

By Temalesi Vono
25/10/2025
[Image: El Pais English]

The Cuban Government has announced that they have handed over a Chinese citizen, Zhi Dong Zhang, to the authorities in Mexico.

Mexico’s security chief confirmed Zhang is facing drug trafficking and money laundering charges.

Known by various aliases including Brother Wang, Pancho, and HeHe, Zhang is accused by the US Justice Department of masterminding a vast international ring of fentanyl trafficking and money laundering covering numerous nations, particularly China, Mexico, and the US.

The list of charges against Zhang is long, but in essence, US prosecutors and the Mexican Attorney General’s Office accuse him of being a major player in the global drug trade.

They say he has laundered millions of dollars in drug money for both the Sinaloa Cartel and the New Generation Jalisco Cartel (CJNG) as part of a worldwide drug distribution network.

[Source: BBC News]

If convicted, Zhang can expect to share a similar fate to other drug kingpins like Joaquín ‘El Chapo’Guzmán and Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada in a high-security facility in the United States.

Source: BBC News

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