![Uncredited This undated photo provided by the U.S. District Attorney shows confiscated drugs piled up in a truck bed. The Justice Department today announced a 10-count superseding indictment charging Los Angeles-based associates of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel with conspiring with money-laundering groups linked to Chinese underground banking to launder drug trafficking proceeds. (U.S. District Attorney via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/429573a57176432b86771c299e04a761/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
This undated photo provided by the U.S. District Attorney shows confiscated drugs piled up in a truck bed. The Justice Department today announced a 10-count superseding indictment charging Los Angeles-based associates of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel with conspiring with money-laundering groups linked to Chinese underground banking to launder drug trafficking proceeds. (U.S. District Attorney via AP)
![Jamie Ding United States Attorney Martin Estrada backed by other law enforcement officials talks during a news conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. The Justice Department today announced a 10-count superseding indictment charging Los Angeles-based associates of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel with conspiring with money-laundering groups linked to Chinese underground banking to launder drug trafficking proceeds. (AP Photo/Jamie Ding)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/46000033c12f414e99e2fc6e23fb7956/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
United States Attorney Martin Estrada backed by other law enforcement officials talks during a news conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. The Justice Department today announced a 10-count superseding indictment charging Los Angeles-based associates of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel with conspiring with money-laundering groups linked to Chinese underground banking to launder drug trafficking proceeds. (AP Photo/Jamie Ding)
![Jamie Ding United States Attorney Martin Estrada, right looks on as Drug Enforcement Administrator Anne Milgram talks during a news conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. The Justice Department today announced a 10-count superseding indictment charging Los Angeles-based associates of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel with conspiring with money-laundering groups linked to Chinese underground banking to launder drug trafficking proceeds. (AP Photo/Jamie Ding)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/dc81431af7d546faad82ebb520e08b82/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
United States Attorney Martin Estrada, right looks on as Drug Enforcement Administrator Anne Milgram talks during a news conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. The Justice Department today announced a 10-count superseding indictment charging Los Angeles-based associates of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel with conspiring with money-laundering groups linked to Chinese underground banking to launder drug trafficking proceeds. (AP Photo/Jamie Ding)
![Uncredited This undated photo provided by the U.S. District Attorney shows confiscated drug money. The Justice Department today announced a 10-count superseding indictment charging Los Angeles-based associates of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel with conspiring with money-laundering groups linked to Chinese underground banking to launder drug trafficking proceeds. (U.S. District Attorney via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/382319703a274dea97e4bf96f916d4ce/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
This undated photo provided by the U.S. District Attorney shows confiscated drug money. The Justice Department today announced a 10-count superseding indictment charging Los Angeles-based associates of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel with conspiring with money-laundering groups linked to Chinese underground banking to launder drug trafficking proceeds. (U.S. District Attorney via AP)