Chinese Fentanyl Kingpin Extradited To U.S. After Elaborate Mexico-To-Russia Escape Plot
1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026
An alleged Chinese drug lord responsible for trafficking thousands of pounds of fentanyl was arrested and extradited to the U.S. after an elaborate escape attempt from house arrest in Mexico. Zhi Dong Zhang, known as…
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