Mexican authorities said Monday they arrested Remigio Valdez Lao, also known as "Milo," in Quintana Roo, identifying him as the operational and financial coordinator of the criminal group known as the Cuban-American Mafia, or "Mafia Cubano-Americana." Officials said he is considered a priority target and is wanted for extradition to the United States on allegations tied to human smuggling and organized crime.
The arrest puts fresh attention on a transnational network that U.S. prosecutors have linked for years to migrant smuggling, extortion, money laundering, stolen property trafficking, and bribery.
