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HUBEI AMARVEL BIOTECH CO. LTD. a/k/a AmarvelBio, Fentanyl Trafficking, Precursor Importation, and Money Laundering, New York, 2024
A Chinese chemical company and its executives have been charged with fentanyl trafficking, precursor importation, and money laundering offenses in a major blow to the global fentanyl supply chain.
According to the indictment, HUBEI AMARVEL BIOTECH CO. LTD., a/k/a AmarvelBio, and its executives Qingzhou Wang, Yi Yi Chen, and FNU LNU, a/k/a Er Yang, a/k/a Anita, knowingly supplied drug traffickers in the United States and Mexico with the ingredients and scientific know-how needed to make fentanyl.
The indictment alleges that AmarvelBio, based in Wuhan, China, exported vast quantities of precursor chemicals used to make fentanyl and its analogues. The company’s executives, including corporate executive Qingzhou Wang and marketing manager Yi Yi Chen, were arrested in Fiji on June 8, 2023, and extradited to the United States.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said, "The indictment unsealed today in the Southern District of New York is the next step in our fight against fentanyl. Today, we target the very beginning of the fentanyl supply chain: the Chinese manufacturers of the raw chemicals used to make fentanyl and its analogues."
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said, "When I announced in April that the Justice Department had taken significant enforcement actions against the Sinaloa Cartel, I promised that the Justice Department would never forget the victims of the fentanyl epidemic. I also promised that we would never stop working to hold accountable those who bear responsibility for it."
DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said, "Today’s announcement is a considerable step forward in our unrelenting fight against fentanyl, targeting the threat where it starts. These companies and individuals are alleged to have knowingly supplied drug traffickers in the United States and Mexico with the ingredients and scientific know-how needed to make fentanyl."
The case has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardephe. Wang and Chen are being held in detention in Honolulu and will appear in Manhattan federal court following their arrival in the Southern District of New York. YANG, also a national of China, is at large.
The indictment alleges that AmarvelBio and its executives engaged in a massive scheme to supply fentanyl and its analogues to drug traffickers in the United States and Mexico. The company’s executives allegedly used their positions to facilitate the export of precursor chemicals and provided technical assistance to drug traffickers to help them manufacture fentanyl.
The indictment charges AmarvelBio and its executives with fentanyl trafficking, precursor importation, and money laundering offenses. If convicted, they face up to life in prison.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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