Two Chinese nationals have been charged with conspiracy to launder money linked to two Mexico-based drug cartels, prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia announced on May 22.
Zhen Ruhuan and Wu Hongce are accused of laundering money on behalf of transnational criminal organizations, including Jalisco New Generation and Sinaloa cartels, between at least November 2016 and April 2025.
Over that period, Zhen and Wu allegedly worked with co-conspirators in the United States, Mexico, Latin America, China, and other places, to launder “substantial volumes” of narcotics proceeds, including the sale and import of cocaine and fentanyl, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia….
2 Chinese Nationals Charged With Laundering Money for Cartels
