Overview
- Mexico’s security chief Omar García Harfuch said Thursday that Zhang, known as “Brother Wang,” was delivered to U.S. authorities following his transfer from Cuba.
- Cuba detained him on July 31 for using false documents and later granted Mexico’s formal extradition request, enabling the handoff to U.S. custody.
- The Northern District of Georgia indictment includes four narcotics conspiracy counts and nine money‑laundering counts tied to transactions dating to 2020.
- Authorities allege his network supplied precursors to Mexican cartels and moved more than 1,000 kg of cocaine, about 1,800 kg of fentanyl, 600 kg of methamphetamine, and over US$150 million annually.
- Zhang escaped Mexican house arrest on July 11 via a tunnel, attempted travel to Russia, and was ultimately intercepted in Cuba after Interpol issued a Red Notice.