Cuba Captures Chinese Fentanyl Kingpin Wanted by Mexico, U.S.

Mug shot of alleged fentanyl kingpin Zhang Zhidong when he arrested in Mexico on July 11, 2025. Image via the government of Mexico.

Cuba has arrested a Chinese fentanyl kingpin who escaped from custody in Mexico in July and is also wanted by the United States, Mexican security sources told AFP on Wednesday.

The trafficker Zhi Dong Zhang, known by the alias “Brother Wang,” will remain in Cuba pending a decision on his possible extradition, the sources added.

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