WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 23rd August, 2018) Two Chinese nationals have been charged in a 43-count indictment for operating a network that supplied fentanyl and other drugs to at least 25 countries and 37 US states, the Department of Justice announced in press release on Wednesday.
The indictment targeted a father and son team that led the Zheng drug trafficking organization based in China, the release explained.
�As detailed in this indictment, the trail from at least two dead bodies in Akron, Ohio, leads to the Zhengs,��US Attorney for the Northern District in the state of Ohio Justin Herdman said in the release. �This group has shipped deadly fentanyl analogues and other drugs around the globe for a decade.�
The 43-count indictment charged Fujing Zheng and his father, Guanghua Zheng, of Shanghai, China with using numerous companies, including Global United Biotechnology, and Wonda Science, to manufacture and distribute hundreds of controlled substances, including fentanyl analogues such as carfentanil, acetyl fentanyl, and furanyl fentanyl, the release noted.
In addition to fentanyl and related analogues, the Zhengs sold 250 other drugs to at least 25 countries and 37 states, according to the release.
The US recorded a record 72,000 drug overdose deaths in 2017, mainly from opioids such as the prescription drug oxycodone, illegally manufactured versions of fentanyl and heroin.
