A Chinese national has been charged in Alaska with participating in an international methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy.
According to court documents, Zukai He, 42, entered the U.S. illegally in 2017 and was subject to an order of removal from September 2024.
Court documents further allege that, while illegally living in the U.S., Zukai He allegedly stole personally identifiable information from a California resident to open an account at the Wasilla VMS.
In January 2024, law enforcement officials obtained two parcels sent to the fraudulent VMS account that were ultimately destined for New Zealand and obtained federal search warrants to search the packages.
Law enforcement officials found close to three kilograms of methamphetamine in the parcels. One parcel had drugs concealed inside a heat transfer stamping machine and the other had drugs concealed inside a 3D printer.
On September 8, 2025, law enforcement officials executed a federal search warrant on Zukai He’s residence in California. Federal authorities arrested Zukai He and seized 14 cell phones, two laptops, 25 point-of-sale systems, over six kilograms of a substance consistent with methamphetamine, over $13,000 in cash and various financial documents.
Zukai He is charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. If convicted, he faces up to 40 years in prison.
Zukai He, 42, is currently in federal custody and will make his initial court appearance on a later date before a U.S. Magistrate Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska.
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Key Facts
- State: Alaska
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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