Overview
- Federal filings describe networks that collect drug proceeds in U.S. cities, convert the cash into cryptocurrencies, and route the value to cartel leaders in Mexico.
- Four suspects — Eduardo Rigoberto Velasco Calderón, Eliomar Segura Torres, Manuel Ignacio Correa, and César Linares Orozco — were transferred from Mexico and now face money‑laundering conspiracy charges in federal court in Kentucky.
- The Justice Department has restructured its Criminal Division to pair narcotics prosecutors with money‑laundering specialists to focus on cartel finance.
- Investigations name the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación as using intermediaries and digital assets to move illicit proceeds, with operators taking commissions.
- Mexico has transferred more than 90 accused cartel figures to U.S. custody in three coordinated moves, including 37 in January, drawing legal challenges over extradition procedures that the government defends on national security grounds.