Chris Urben features in The Guardian about alleged trafficker Zhi Dong Zhang, who escaped house arrest in Mexico

November 20, 2025

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The Guardian

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Alleged drug trafficker Zhi Dong Zhang escaped via a tunnel in Mexico, and Managing Director Chris Urben spoke with The Guardian to answer some key questions.

According to Chris: “I had an undercover team that investigated [the money laundering techniques] for years. It used to take 10 days for the cartels to get their money and perhaps 7 to 10% in costs. The Chinese changed the game,” and goes on to say: “[Zhang] is what I would call a convergence target. He’s even better than a kingpin, because while kingpins sit at the top and only a few people communicate with them, he was involved in all things.”

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