Chinese National Wenshen Xu Pleads Guilty to Importing Over 450 Kilograms of Cocaine and Laundering Over $22 Million for CJNG
Wenshen Xu, 52, a Chinese national based in Honduras who was extradited from Guatemala, pleaded guilty on June 30, 2026, to conspiring to import cocaine into the United States, conspiring to launder money derived from drug trafficking, and providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, specifically the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
According to court documents, Xu used a transportation network and contacts in Latin America to smuggle multi-kilogram loads of cocaine into the United States; the network included access to airstrips, airports, armored cars, couriers and associates. Xu and his co-conspirators imported over 450 kilograms of cocaine into the United States, and coordinated the laundering of over $22 million from the sale of cocaine and fentanyl, using methods that included cryptocurrency transfers, trade-based money laundering and encrypted communications platforms. On July 17, 2025, Xu and others agreed to arrange the transportation of a multi-kilogram load of cocaine out of Cali, Colombia, on behalf of an individual who claimed to represent the CJNG.
Xu was arrested in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on July 17, 2025, at the request of the United States and was extradited to the United States on January 30. He is scheduled to be sentenced on October 15 and faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison and a maximum penalty of life in prison; a federal district court judge will determine the sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
The announcement was made by Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department's Criminal Division and Special Agent in Charge Cindy Marx of the Drug Enforcement Administration's Special Operations Division, which is investigating the case. The prosecution, brought in the Eastern District of Virginia, is part of the Homeland Security Task Force initiative established by Executive Order 14159.
Related: Two Chinese Nationals Charged With Laundering Funds for the Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartels
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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