Three Chinese Nationals Indicted for Shipping Deadly Fentanyl to the US

Three Chinese Nationals Indicted for Shipping Deadly Fentanyl to the US
Bags of heroin, some laced with fentanyl, are displayed before a press conference regarding a major drug bust, at the office of the New York Attorney General, in New York City, on Sept. 23, 2016. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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Three Chinese nationals were recently charged for operating China-based websites to sell illicit drugs to the United States and across the globe.

Federal prosecutors in Philadelphia unsealed an indictment against Chen Deyao, Chen Guichun, and Pan Liangtu on 64 counts: two counts for conspiracy to import and distribute controlled substances, and 62 counts for the distribution of powerful synthetic opioids furanyl fentanyl, U-47700, and methoxyacetyl fentanyl, according to a U.S. Department of Justice press release.
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
journalist
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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