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Chinese nationals indicted in alleged scheme smuggling synthetic drugs into prisons
Authorities arrested two suspects in China over an alleged paper-smuggling drug network, Fox News reports.
The short version
- Two Chinese nationals were indicted in Texas for allegedly shipping synthetic drugs to U.S. accomplices who soaked paper sheets to smuggle into prisons.[Fox News]
- China's Ministry of Public Security arrested the two primary defendants along with 19 other suspects and closed four production sites.[Fox News]
- If convicted in federal court, each defendant faces a minimum of 10 years and up to life in prison.[Fox News]
Key facts
- Lisa Xing and Zhanwen Song were charged in a federal indictment in Texas with drug trafficking and money laundering offenses.[Fox News]
- Prosecutors alleged the defendants shipped synthetic drugs to domestic co-defendants who dissolved them and soaked paper sent to inmates.[Fox News]
- Chinese authorities arrested Xing, Song, and 19 additional suspects, seized 475 kilograms of synthetic cannabinoids, and closed four manufacturing sites.[Fox News]
- The defendants face a mandatory minimum of 10 years and up to life in prison if convicted.[Fox News]
Sources
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