Authorities Nab Alleged Mexico Drug Kingpin Zhenli Ye Gon in Maryland

Fox News ^ | July 24, 2007 | AP

[khnyny]

MEXICO CITY — U.S. federal agents have arrested a Mexico City businessman wanted in connection with one of the Western Hemisphere's largest trafficking rings for the main chemical ingredient in methamphetamine.

Zhenli Ye Gon was arrested in a Maryland restaurant Monday evening, four months after police discovered $207 million at his Mexico City mansion in what U.S. officials have called the world's biggest seizure of drug cash.

Mexican Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora called the arrest "magnificent news" and said Mexican officials had 60 days to file their legal arguments for Ye Gon's extradition. The Chinese-Mexican fugitive is wanted on organized crime, drug trafficking and weapons charges.

DEA spokesman Garrison Courtney said Ye Gon was arrested on drug smuggling and money laundering charges, adding that he was tracked down by agents and did not turn himself in.

Medina Mora said the cash seized at Ye Gon's home was connected to one of the hemisphere's largest networks for trafficking pseudoephedrine, the main ingredient in methamphetamines. He said the ring had been operating since 2004, illegally importing the substance and selling it to a drug cartel that mixed it into the crystal form and imported into the United States.

[khnyny]

This story is quite interesting.

Ye Gon owns a pharmaceutical chemical company (how convenient) - Unimed Pharm Chem de Mexico SA. The perp is also throwing around some pretty heavy accusations against Calderon and his government.

[lexington minuteman 1775]

They “counted” 207 million in his apartment. You have to wonder with corruption how much was “REALLY” there.

[angelcindy]

Whoa!!!!

Let me guess he’s an illegal too??

[khnyny]

They “counted” 207 million in his apartment. You have to wonder with corruption how much was “REALLY” there.

I've heard that you have to pay bribes to everyone in Mexico just to get (legal) things done. I know that's true for their border guards - they're pretty good shakedown artists.

[martin_fierro]

Zhenli Ye Gon was arrested in a Maryland restaurant Monday evening, four months after police discovered $207 million at his Mexico City mansion

Eh, Lying Zone.

[SauronOfMordor]

Zhenli Ye Gon? Doesn’t sound very Mexican. Chinese immigrant?

[martin_fierro]

The Chinese-Mexican fugitive is wanted on organized crime, drug trafficking and weapons charges.

What was your first clue.

[Red_Devil 232]

Mexican Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora called the arrest "magnificent news" ...

I bet he did not say that in private when he first heard the news! "@3$%! What do we do now? F@#$%^% Gringos!!! They have ruined everything!

[Kevmo]

My prediction: He escapes custody.

[bert]

I have had a bad sinus condition and had a stash of 60 mg

pseudoephedrine tablets to remedy the condition. I am now down t about 4 left.

I went to CVS today and nary a box was to be had. It was all behind the counter with a log book and ID check required. I think thee largest tblet was 30 mg

[VOA]

bump

[dennisw]

Very interesting indeed. This Mexican-Chinaman must have a real flaky side to be stashing all that cash in his apartment. Must have been consuming some of his own “product”

Most drug big shots find ways of getting their boodle safely invested

[Free Vulcan]

So would he be Chinexican or Mexinese?

[VOA]

China-Mexico-USA...
Ain’t globalization GRAND!

[A_Tradition_Continues]

It would be interesting to know how he got into the US....

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

$207 million in CASH? How many Jefferson freezers would that take?!

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

It would be interesting to know how he got into the US....,

Yeah, what with our outstanding order security and all.

[khnyny]

Very interesting indeed. This Mexican-Chinaman must have a real flaky side to be stashing all that cash in his apartment. Must have been consuming some of his own “product”

Most drug big shots find ways of getting their boodle safely invested

It somehow reminds of "Scarface".

[khnyny]

LOL. It’s hard to really say what is going on here.

[A CA Guy]

Asian Mexican citizen, yes.