Chinese 'underground bankers' accused of aiding Mexican cartel

The US says money exchanges were used by the powerful Sinaloa gang to shift money to Mexico.

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The Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged 24 people with offences that also include distributing narcotics.

Law enforcement officers have seized about $5m (£4m) in proceeds, as well as guns and hundreds of pounds of cocaine, methamphetamine and ecstasy pills.

The DoJ touted the close co-operation with Mexican and Chinese law enforcement - a message that has been echoed on the Chinese side.

The US accuses the Sinaloa cartel of helping to fuel a deadly epidemic by flooding the country with fentanyl, a synthetic opioid up to 50 times stronger than heroin.

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