Mexico money laundering arrest El Chino Mexico City cash seizure, Digi Mart USA News (Miguel Hidalgo borough, Mexico City): A federal operation against the financial structures of organized crime led to the arrest of Bojun “N,” alias “El Chino,” 41, identified as the suspected leader of a money laundering network. The arrest took place during a search of a property in the Miguel Hidalgo borough of Mexico City.
Personnel from the Secretariat of the Navy (Semar), the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) and the capital’s Citizen Security Secretariat (SSC) seized approximately 43 million 720 thousand pesos in cash, in both national currency and U.S. dollars.
Vehicles, drugs, cartridges and documentation allegedly related to the illicit activities were also secured.
According to federal investigations, the detained man was allegedly linked to a structure dedicated to money laundering, arms trafficking and human trafficking. Its operations reportedly extended across the central area of Mexico City, Tijuana in Baja California, and Cancún in Quintana Roo.
Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection Omar García Harfuch confirmed the arrest and said authorities are also investigating possible links between the network and extortion of merchants. The deployment of federal forces located significant amounts of cash inside the property under investigation.
According to the official report, authorities estimated that the cash found equals approximately 43.72 million pesos in total. The source of those funds must be investigated by the federal public prosecutor.
Investigators say Bojun “N” allegedly headed a criminal structure with activities in three points of the country considered relevant for their economic, tourist and border significance. The network reportedly maintained a presence in the capital’s central area, as well as in Tijuana and Cancún.
According to the Security Cabinet, the organization was linked to money laundering operations and arms and human trafficking offenses. Authorities have not publicly identified the criminal organization to which the structure allegedly provided services, nor have they detailed the financial mechanisms used to conceal or move the funds under investigation.
The arrest resulted from intelligence work, surveillance and monitoring by federal institutions aimed at identifying properties linked to organized crime activity. Agents carried out fixed and mobile surveillance that allowed them to establish the possible connection between a Miguel Hidalgo address and the operations under investigation.
With the evidence obtained, authorities requested a search warrant from a control judge, who authorized the operation. Subsequently, Mexican Navy personnel from the Central Naval Region, in coordination with the SSPC, FGR and the capital’s SSC, entered the property and detained Bojun “N.”
After his arrest, Bojun “N” was informed of his rights and placed at the disposal of the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office, along with the seized money and objects. The prosecutor will determine his legal status and continue investigations to establish the origin of the money and its possible connection to money laundering and other crimes.
The seizure of cash, documentation and electronic devices opens new lines of investigation into how the alleged criminal structure operated. García Harfuch said investigations will continue to identify the financial networks used by criminal organizations and to reduce their operational capacity.
