ATLANTA — An alleged international drug king pin from China accused of trafficking cocaine and fentanyl in Atlanta using operations based in Mexico was arraigned in a federal courthouse in Brooklyn Wednesday, where he was accused of a host of crimes that could land him in prison for life.
Zhi Dong Zhang, 38, was extradited from Mexico last month, where the U.S. Department of Justice accused him of working on behalf of major cartels.
“Zhang’s transnational network was allegedly intricate, well-coordinated, and well-funded,” said Theodore S. Hertzberg, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia…