Zhenli Ye Gon, the Chinese-Mexican who was arrested in Maryland in late 2007 on charges of "selling 500 grams or more" of methamphetamine in the United States, is one step closer to freedom.
On 28 August, a federal court judge dropped the drug trafficking charges, claiming there was not enough evidence to prosecute the case.
One affidavit filed with a US Disctrict Court claimed that Ye Gon had imported some 87 tons of restricted chemicals into Mexico "for the express purpose of manufacturing pseudoephedrine/ephedrine" - the precursor chemicals for methamphetamine.
In October, 2008, as federal prosecutors worked to gather evidence, they warned the judge that they "were having difficulties" gathering needed evidence from other governments (such as Mexico).
Ye Gon was the owner of a house discovered in March 2007 by the Drug Enforcement Administration and Mexican Federal Police where they found US$207 million dollars stacked like bricks in the house. At the time, the DEA noted that it was the organization's largest cash bust in history.
Further investigation revealed that Ye Gon had actually accumulated US$305 million in pseudoephedrine sales.
Ye Gon must now fight his extradition to Mexico, where he will face justice for money laundering and organized crime.
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Ye Gon fled to the US just before Mexican authorities raided his mansion in Mexico City, where they found the equivalent of US$205 million!!! Unbelievable!!!
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