Prosecutors Say Sinaloa Cartel Laundered $50 Million Via China-Linked LA Network

Published on June 19, 2024

The Department of Justice (DOJ) alleged Tuesday that Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel, blamed for the influx of fentanyl into the United States, has conspired with groups linked to “Chinese underground banking” to launder more than $50 million in drug proceeds. A multi-year investigation dubbed “Operation Fortune Runner” has resulted in the superseding indictment of 24 defendants, identified as Sinaloa associates in Los Angeles, the DOJ said. The department alleged that a money laundering network linked to the cartel collected and processed “large amounts of drug proceeds in U.S. currency in the Los Angeles area” with help from a California-based money transmitting group with ties to Chinese underground banking....

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