Chinese Nationals in Los Angeles Arrested for Allegedly Smuggling Goods From China

The two defendants allegedly carried out a ‘cargo-swapping’ scheme via the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

Shipping containers to be transferred from the port of Long Beach, Calif., on Oct. 14, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Two Los Angeles men were recently arrested for allegedly running a scheme to smuggle counterfeit goods from China through Southern California ports, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Central District of California stated on Feb. 6.

Zhongliang Wang, 39, and Chenyu Zhao, 31, both of Hacienda Heights, were arrested on Feb. 6 for allegedly carrying out what prosecutors called a cargo-swapping scheme via the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.