Zhi Dong Zhang, International Narcotics and Money Laundering, New York 2025

Brooklyn Man Charged with International Narcotics and Money Laundering Crimes

BROOKLYN, NY – Zhi Dong Zhang, also known as ‘GG’, ‘Kun Li Hernandez’, ‘Chang Li Gong Sun’ and ‘Memo’, ‘Brother Wang’, ‘BW’, ‘Pancho’, ‘HeHe’, ‘HaHa’, ‘Chino’, and ‘Summor Ownor’, was arraigned today before United States Magistrate Judge Clay H. Kaminsky at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn 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 defendant, a Chinese citizen, was arrested in Mexico after Mexico issued an arrest warrant based on extradition requests from the Eastern District of New York and the Northern District of Georgia, and was returned to the United States on October 23, 2025. The defendant was ordered detained pending trial.

On October 24, 2025, the defendant had an initial appearance in the Southern District of Texas, where he was arraigned on this Indictment and on the indictment in the Northern District of Georgia.

The defendant has been designated a Consolidated Priority Organization Target (CPOT) by the Department of Justice, a designation given to the most significant narcotics traffickers in the world.

Joseph Nocella, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York; Todd W. Blanche, Deputy Attorney General; Theodore S. Hertzberg, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia; Ricky J. Patel, Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations, New York (HSI New York); and Robert J. Murphy, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Atlanta Division (DEA Atlanta), announced the arraignment.

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.

United States Attorney Nocella stated, ‘The indictments he faces in the Eastern District of New York and the Northern District of Georgia will hold him responsible for the great harm he has caused.’

Deputy Attorney General Blanche stated, ‘The defendant stands accused of running a global enterprise that pumped massive quantities of cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine into our communities and laundered millions in narcotics proceeds.’

United States Attorney Hertzberg stated, ‘Zhang’s transnational network was allegedly intricate, well-coordinated, and well-funded.’

The defendant is facing international cocaine distribution conspiracy, international cocaine distribution, cocaine importation conspiracy, cocaine and methamphetamine possession and distribution conspiracy, and money laundering crimes.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys, and the investigation is being conducted by HSI New York and DEA Atlanta.

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