"Qingzhou Wang, 37, principal executive of Amarvel Biotech, a company based in Wuhan, and Yiyi Chen, 33, the firm's marketing manager, were convicted in New York in February of fentanyl precusor importation and money laundering. District judge Paul Gardephe sentenced Wang to 25 years in prison on Friday. Chen was sentenced to 15 years in prison on 22 August. These executives turned a Chinese chemical company into a pipeline of poison,"
"Wang and Chen were among eight Chinese nationals and four Chinese companies charged by the justice department in June 2023 with trafficking fentanyl precursor chemicals into the US. It was the first time the United States had charged Chinese companies for trafficking fentanyl precursor chemicals inside the United States, rather than shipping them to Mexico, the origin of most of the fentanyl found in the country."
Qingzhou Wang, 37, principal executive of Amarvel Biotech in Wuhan, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for trafficking chemicals used to manufacture fentanyl. Yiyi Chen, 33, the firm's marketing manager, received a 15-year sentence after convictions in New York for fentanyl precursor importation and money laundering. They and other defendants shipped hundreds of kilos of fentanyl-related precursors into the United States, disguising shipments as everyday goods and receiving payments via cryptocurrency. Eight Chinese nationals and four Chinese companies were charged in June 2023 for trafficking precursor chemicals directly into the United States. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid about 50 times more potent than heroin and has become a leading cause of overdoses.
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