Chinese National Charged With Smuggling Drugs Through Georgia’s Port of Savannah

The defendant owns a China-based chemical company and promoted the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen as a ‘source city for his drug supply,’ prosecutors say.

The Department of Justice in Washington on March 11, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

A Chinese national accused of smuggling controlled substances through Georgia’s Port of Savannah was recently arrested in China, according to U.S. prosecutors.

Gong Wei, also known as David Gong, 45, has been in custody in China since February after U.S. officials said information shared through official channels with Chinese authorities led to his arrest, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Georgia announced on May 20.