Cuba arrests alleged Chinese fentanyl kingpin who escaped custody in Mexico

Zhi Dong Zhang, known by alias Brother Wang', is also wanted by US and has alleged ties to Mexican drug cartels

Cuba has arrested an alleged Chinese fentanyl kingpin who escaped custody in Mexico in July and is also wanted by the US, Mexican security sources told AFP on Wednesday.

Zhi Dong Zhang, known by the alias Brother Wang" and with alleged ties to Mexico's Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation drug cartels, will remain in Cuba awaiting a decision on his possible extradition, the sources added.