Mexico extradites a member of the CJNG to the US; laundered money

Carlos Vázquez is a Mexican national and was wanted by the Federal Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky on charges of criminal association and money laundering.

Mexico City, October 21 (However).- The Attorney General’s Office (FGR) extradited yesterday USA (EU) a Carlos Erick Vázquez Gonzálezalleged operator of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and member of a network of money laundering.

“The Attorney General’s Office handed over for extradition to Government of the United States of America a Carlos ‘V‘, Mexican fugitive wanted for crimes of criminal association y money laundering. He was a member of a network of money laundering organizations for a criminal group, in charge of receiving deposits of the profits of the drug sale and then move the money to various accounts, in order to hide its origin“, indicated the dependence in a communicated.

In compliance with the Extradition Treaty, the accused was handed over to the Mexico City International Airport (AICM) to be transferred to the United States, where he will face his legal process.

Mexican authorities indicated that Vázquez González was arrested in May of this year in Zapopan, Jalisco, and, after completing legal procedures, the Mexican Government granted extradition.

#FGR handed over for extradition to the Government of #USA Carlos “V”, a Mexican fugitive wanted for crimes of criminal association and money laundering. He was a member of a network of money laundering organizations for a criminal group, in charge of receiving deposits from… pic.twitter.com/NI992n6ux1

— FGR México (@FGRMexico) October 20, 2025

It is estimated that the man detained today would have requested his immediate extradition at the time of his capture since not much time elapsed between this and his formal surrender to the US authorities.

According to US prison records, Vázquez González entered the prison system when he was detained in Clark County, Kentucky; which is why the neighboring government required him to be tried there, since he was considered “detained in transit” by the authorities of this country.

A person with the same name as the extradited appears on social networks linked to a hydroponic farming business in Zapopan, Jalisco, which suggests that it is probably one of the companies destined to receive illegal money for laundering.