US DoJ sentences Mexican national to 8+ years for laundering $5.5M in cartel drug proceeds via U.S. cash pickups and crypto transfers to Mexico and facilitation of large-scale narcotics trafficking

A Mexican national has been sentenced to over eight years in prison for laundering $55 million through shell companies and complex bank transactions to support narcotics trafficking operations. The conviction demonstrates the U.S. Department of Justice’s commitment to dismantling sophisticated financial networks that facilitate cross-border drug crimes…