Associated Press
MEXICO CITY -- Mexican officials said Monday that alleged drug trafficker Zhenli Ye Gon, who is tied to what U.S. officials say was the world's largest seizure of drug cash, has been arrested in Maryland.
Mexico's Attorney General's office said U.S. officials detained Ye Gon in the Washington suburb of Rockville, Md. He is wanted in Mexico on organized crime, drug trafficking and weapons charges. Mexican officials have requested his arrest for extradition.
In March, Mexican agents found more than $207 million in dollar, peso and euro bills in a mansion owned by Ye Gon in one of the capital's most exclusive neighborhoods.
Posted by tyne at July 24, 2007