Cartel boss helped Olympian traffic drugs, evade capture, U.S. says
Summary
The U.S. Justice Department alleged that Mexican cartel figure Edgar Aaron Vazquez Alvarado helped drug trafficker Ryan Wedding move cocaine and evade law enforcement before Wedding’s January 2026 arrest. Prosecutors also accused U.S. citizen Roberto Gomez of supplying drugs to criminal groups and helping Wedding avoid capture; the charges are allegations, and Wedding has pleaded not guilty.Key Facts
- Prosecutors said Vazquez, known as “El General,” supplied rotating code words to help Wedding’s organization pass law enforcement checkpoints.
- The Justice Department alleged that Vazquez paid Mexican public officials to hinder investigations, alter evidence and dismiss charges.
- Mexican security forces killed Vazquez while attempting to serve an arrest warrant in Naucalpan, according to Mexico’s security minister.
- A six-count federal indictment accuses Gomez of moving cocaine, methamphetamine and fentanyl from Central America through Mexico toward the United States and Canada.
- Prosecutors said Gomez tried to arrange the sale of 1,000 pounds of methamphetamine to Wedding’s organization for about $550,000.
- The Justice Department alleged that Gomez used cartel ties and law-enforcement contacts to obtain information about operations and help Wedding evade U.S. authorities from 2024 to 2026.
- Wedding faces 17 felony charges related to drug trafficking and murder, has pleaded not guilty and is being held in U.S. custody without bond.
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