US EditionOperation Box Cutter: Chinese Chemical Companies Accused of Supplying Cartel
Six Chinese nationals and two companies allegedly supplied fentanyl precursors and animal tranquilizers to the Gulf Cartel, aiding drug production and laundering proceeds through cryptocurrency.
- A federal grand jury indicted six Chinese citizens and two pharmaceutical companies, Shandong Believe Chemical Company and Shandong Ranhang Biotechnology Ltd., for allegedly supplying fentanyl precursor chemicals to the Gulf Cartel.
- FBI Director Kash Patel announced the indictment under Operation Box Cutter, which stems from cooperation with China's Ministry of Public Security following President Trump's negotiations with President Xi to restrict precursor chemicals.
- Prosecutors allege defendants shipped hundreds of kilograms of materials via international cargo to Mexico and the United States, including southern Ohio, while using cryptocurrency to conceal proceeds before converting them into foreign currency.
- Charges include money laundering and providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. Patel called the indictments 'historic,' noting 'unprecedented cooperation' with China in disrupting the illicit supply chain.
- The case builds on a similar indictment brought last year in Dayton against four Chinese chemical companies and 25 individuals. FBI and partners execute efforts against the fentanyl crisis 24/7 across the country.
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The U.S. Department of Justice today revealed various criminal charges, including material support for terrorism, against two Chinese companies that allegedly provided the Gulf Cartel with chemical precursors for the illegal manufacture of fentanyl. According to a criminal charge issued by a Grand Jury yesterday Tuesday, Chinese companies Shandong Believe Chemical Company and Shandong Ranhang Biotechnology as well as Chinese citizen Hanson Zhao …
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