Two Arrested in Alleged Money Laundering Scheme Linking Chinese Entities, Mexican Drug Cartels

Published on May 23, 2024

The U.S. Justice Department has announced charges against two individuals for their alleged involvement in laundering money for Mexican drug cartels, including the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels, which authorities say have “caused the worst drug crisis” in U.S. history. Officials arrested Tan Li Pei of Georgia on May 22, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a statement issued that day. Chen Chaojie, a Chinese national living in Chicago, was apprehended on April 16, according to court documents filed in U.S. District Court for the eastern district of  Virginia. U.S. prosecutors accused Mr. Chen and Mr. Tan of working for a transnational money laundering organization, conducting financial transactions with profits derived from selling fentanyl and other illicit drugs in the United States....

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