US-China Relations

2 Chinese Companies, 6 Chinese Nationals, Indicted in Fentanyl Crackdown

The companies and one of the Chinese nationals were also accused of providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
2 Chinese Companies, 6 Chinese Nationals, Indicted in Fentanyl Crackdown
The Department of Justice in Washington on March 11, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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Six Chinese citizens and two China-based pharmaceutical companies have been charged with allegedly selling and delivering chemical agents used to manufacture and cut fentanyl, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio announced on March 25.

A federal grand jury in Dayton, Ohio, indicted Zhao Hanson, Gao Yanpeng, Yi Xia, Jian Zhang, Wang Zhoalan, and Zhang Chunhai, as well as Shandong Believe Chemical Company and Shandong Ranhang Biotechnology.

Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers news in China and Taiwan. He holds a Master's degree in materials science from National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan.
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