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Bin Wang Pleads Guilty to Distributing Opioids from China
Bin Wang, a 43-year-old Chinese national living in Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to distributing opioids and other drugs that were shipped from China to the U.S. and ultimately to Ohio, according to court documents.
Wang operated several companies, including Cambridge Chemicals and Wonda Science, from a warehouse in Woburn, Massachusetts. He is scheduled to be sentenced on November 13 for 10 counts, including drug conspiracy, conspiracy to import a controlled substance and drug distribution.
The investigation, which began in August 2016, followed a series of fatal overdoses in Northeast Ohio. Law enforcement discovered that Wang was receiving shipments of carfentanil, fentanyl and other opioids from Chinese websites, which were then shipped to Ohio via private carriers such as FedEx.
Undercover agents ordered opioids and other drugs from a Chinese drug trafficking organization, wiring money to China using Western Union or MoneyGram. The organization would then send the drugs to Wang in Massachusetts, who would mail them domestically, including to locations in Northeast Ohio.
Court documents detail numerous sales and shipments of drugs from China to Massachusetts to Ohio from November 2016 through July 2017. The investigation resulted in the overdose deaths of two Summit County residents in 2015, according to court documents.
“Wang was responsible for receiving shipments of deadly opioids and other drugs from China and then sending them to Ohio and throughout the United States,” said U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman. “We will continue to work with law enforcement to stop the steady stream of drugs from overseas that is killing our friends and neighbors.”
Key Facts
- State: Ohio
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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