<p>Two Chinese nationals were arrested in China after allegedly supplying synthetic drugs that prosecutors say were imported into the United States and later distributed to inmates at federal and state prisons nationwide.</p><p>Lisa Xing, 36, and Zhanwen Song, 38, were charged in a superseding federal indictment in the Eastern District of Texas with drug trafficking and money laundering offenses related to an alleged scheme that supplied synthetic opioids, cannabinoids, and other drugs from China for distribution in U.S. correctional facilities.</p><p>FBI Director Kash Patel discussed the case in a post on X, stating that the defendants allegedly trafficked dangerous synthetic drugs from China into the United States, including smuggling them into prison systems. Patel emphasized that the FBI and their Homeland Security Task Force partners would continue to find and disrupt these networks.</p><p>According to prosecutors, Xing and Song shipped synthetic drugs to co-defendants Adell Willis of Texas and Judy Ly of Michigan, who allegedly dissolved the drugs into liquid, soaked sheets of paper in the mixture, and mailed them to inmates in federal and state prisons across the country.</p><p>Willis and Ly were indicted in May on charges including conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and conspiracy to commit money laundering.</p><p>The indictment alleges that a China-based supplier and a domestic distributor worked together to bring synthetic drugs into the United States for distribution across the country, U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs stated.</p><p>The Justice Department reported that China's Ministry of Public Security arrested Xing, Song, and 19 additional alleged co-conspirators, seized 475 kilograms of synthetic cannabinoids, and shut down four illicit manufacturing sites. The investigation was coordinated through an FBI-Chinese Ministry of Public Security counternarcotics working group established earlier this year.</p><p>If convicted, each defendant faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and up to life behind bars.</p>
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Two Chinese Nationals Arrested for Alleged Drug Trafficking to US Prisons
Two Chinese nationals, Lisa Xing and Zhanwen Song, were arrested in China for allegedly supplying synthetic drugs to U.S. prisons. They face charges of drug trafficking and money laundering, with potential sentences of up to life in prison if convicted. The investigation involved coordination between U.S. and Chinese authorities, resulting in the arrest of additional co-conspirators and the seizure of significant quantities of synthetic drugs.
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Two Chinese Nationals Arrested for Alleged Drug Trafficking to US Prisons