Mexico City cash seizure and arrest of alleged money laundering leader, Digi Mart USA News (Mexico City, Mexico): Personnel from the Secretariat of the Navy (Semar) seized more than 43 million pesos, in Mexican currency and U.S. dollars, during a search operation in Mexico City, according to the source report.
Omar García Harfuch, head of the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), said the operation led to the arrest of Bojun “N,” known as “El Chino,” a 41-year-old identified as the alleged leader of a money laundering network serving a criminal organization. Authorities linked the network to extortion of merchants and human trafficking.
The arrest took place during a search of a property in the Miguel Hidalgo borough, where agents seized more than 43 million pesos in cash. Officials also confiscated cell phones, documents, migration credentials, quantities of drugs, cartridges, watches and vehicles, the statement said.
According to the report, the structure had a presence in central Mexico City, as well as in Tijuana, Baja California, and Cancún, Quintana Roo. Federal authorities have not yet specified the routes used, the origin of the funds, or the criminal organizations with which the network was allegedly linked.
Harfuch said investigations into the cell are ongoing and that authorities will continue examining the financial structures of criminal organizations to reduce their operational capacity and combat extortion and violence affecting families. He also thanked Mexico City authorities and the city’s Public Security Secretariat (SSC) for their support.
Personnel from the SSPC and the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) also participated in the operation.
