Government agents arrested a top Mexican drug cartel kingpin who was hiding out in California. Christian Fernando Gutierrez-Ochoa was living the high life in Riverside, CA in a luxury apartment. He had allegedly faked his own death and was living under a false name, the US Department of Justice announced Thursday, per the Associated Press.
Gutierrez-Ochoa was member of the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación and the son-in-law of the cartel’s current boss, El Mencho. The fugitive was on the run from Mexican police when he illegally crossed the border, created a false identity and moved into a high-priced apartment building on his ill-gotten gains.
Federal authorities have charged him with international drug trafficking and money laundering.
