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Chinese national charged in US for drug smuggling scheme

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A Chinese national, Wei Gong, has been charged in the US for allegedly orchestrating a scheme to smuggle over 10 kilograms of stimulant drugs. The operation, which involved millions of dollars in transactions between 2020 and his arrest, was reportedly facilitated through international cooperation between US and Chinese authorities. The US Justice Department seized approximately one bitcoin, valued at $77,200, as part of the investigation. AI

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Chinese national charged in US for drug smuggling scheme

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Mark Magnier ·

    Chinese national charged in alleged scheme to smuggle drug shipments to US

    In a sign of growing cooperation between the US and China in the wake of last week’s summit in Beijing, the US Justice Department announced on Wednesday the arrest in China of an alleged drug smuggler wanted by the US in connection with a sizeable shipment of illegal drugs into t…

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