The Cornerstone Report: Volume 2, Issue 1

Major Drug Money Launderer Nabbed In Mexico

Jose Alvarez-Tostado, the accused financial manager for one of Mexico’s largest drug cartels, was arrested in Mexico City in late January on charges related to organized crime and money laundering. His criminal activities made him one of ICE’s top targets.

In 1998, Alvarez-Tostado was indicted in Los Angeles for his criminal activities. He was alleged to have collected more than $40 million from drug sales and to have transferred the funds from the United States to Mexico on behalf of Amado Carrillo Fuentes, head of the Juarez drug cartel until his death in 1997.

The 49-year-old Alvarez-Tostado, designated by President Bush as a “foreign narcotics kingpin” in 2001, has been one of ICE’s Ten Most Wanted fugitives for seven years. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Los Angeles is expected to request his extradition to the United States.

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