US Jails Chinese Executive for Fentanyl Chemicals: Mixed Reactions and Accusations
Qingzhou Wang, principal executive of Amarvel Biotech, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl precursor chemicals into the United States. Along with marketing manager Yiyi Chen, they were convicted in New York of precursor importation and money laundering. The defendants were part of a group of eight Chinese nationals and four Chinese companies charged in June 2023. This case marked the first time the US charged Chinese companies with trafficking these chemicals directly into the US, rather than shipping them to Mexico.
John Q. Hosedrinker