Cuba has arrested a suspected Chinese fentanyl kingpin who escaped from custody in Mexico and is also wanted by the United States, the Mexican government said Wednesday.

An alleged fentanyl kingpin wanted in both the United States and Mexico has been arrested in Cuba, the Mexican government confirmed.

He was indicted in federal court in Atlanta in 2022 on drug trafficking and money laundering charges. Mexican authorities captured him in Mexico City in October 2024 at the request of the US government. But a judge granted him house arrest, and last July, he escaped the home he was being held in under military guard.

Zhi Dong Zhang, known as “Brother Wang” and “El Chino,” will reportedly be transferred to Mexico from Cuba, after which it appears likely he will be sent to the United States to face drug trafficking and money laundering charges.

Cuba’s 94-year-old ruler Raúl Castro, who is officially retired, reappeared this week to preside over a rare national defense council meeting and reassert that he is Cuba’s ruler amid Havana’s increasing fears over chances of a U.

Hundreds of people in Cuba have attended a Mass to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Celia Cruz’s birth just days after authorities canceled a theater performance in honor of the revered singer without explanation,

Cuba will submit a UN resolution condemning the US blockade, seeking continued international support, including from India, citing 65 years of strained relations.

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While the U.S. is blowing up small vessels in the Caribbean, accusing Venezuela of using them to send drugs to the U.S., a new report affirms that the government of Nicolás Maduro is using a clandestine network of oil tankers to bypass U.