Zhi Dong Zhang, Brother Wang, Face International Narcotics — Drug Trafficker Zhi Dong Zhang, aka “Brother Wang,” Returned from Mexico to Face International Narcotics and Money Laundering Charges in New York and Georgia | United States Justice Department.
Marshals Service, the Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs, HSI Mexico City, HSI Rio Grande Valley, and the Government of Mexico.The EDNY IndictmentAs set forth in court filings, since June 2016, Zhang has operated a massive narcotics trafficking and money laundering organization in Mexico and the United States, importing thousands of kilograms of narcotics, including cocaine and methamphetamine, into the United States and other countries. announcement Drug Trafficker Zhi Dong Zhang, aka “Brother Wang,” Returned from Mexico to Face International Narcotics and Money Laundering Charges in New York and Georgia Wednesday, November
19, 2025 Share Facebook X LinkedIn Email For Immediate Release Office of Public Affairs Defendant Allegedly Led a Large Scale Narcotics Trafficking and Money Laundering Organization That Operated Throughout Mexico and the United States Zhi Dong Zhang, also known as “GG,” “Kun Li Hernandez,” “Chang Li Gong Sun,” “Memo,” “Brother Wang,” “BW,” “Pancho,” “HeHe,” “HaHa,” “Chino,” and “Summor Ownor,” 38, was arraigned today before U.S. Kaminsky for the Eastern District of New York at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, on a second superseding indictment (the Indictment) charging him with international cocaine distribution
conspiracy, international cocaine distribution, cocaine importation conspiracy, cocaine and methamphetamine possession and distribution conspiracy, and money laundering crimes. The Justice Department will continue to target the world’s most dangerous traffickers, wherever they operate, and bring them to justice.”“As alleged, the defendant is a leader of one of the most prolific drug trafficking and money laundering organizations in the world who, together with his co-conspirators, imported thousands of kilograms of narcotics, including cocaine and methamphetamine, into the United States and other countries,” said U.S. The organization recruited individuals known as “banqueros” to open bank accounts at various banks