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U.S. drug trafficking victims and public health
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242 days waiting
CHINA-BASED DRUG CONSPIRACY 2
Justice for U.S. drug trafficking victims and public health — the trail went cold in 2025, but the truth hasn't.
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suspect
Lead #1Where are the twelve fugitives currently located and what resources are they using to evade capture?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific cutting agents and fentanyl adulterants were being exported, and how were they chemically formulated to avoid detection?
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location
Lead #3How were the fake online pharmacies and chemical company fronts operated, and what legitimate business infrastructure did they exploit?
Twelve individuals based in China and affiliated with Guangzhou Tengyue Chemical Company, LTD. are alleged to have operated a scheme to illegally export controlled substances and cutting agents (including fentanyl adulterants) to the United States between January 2022 and August 2025. The conspiracy involved masking illegal drug precursors as legitimate pharmaceutical and chemical products through fake online pharmacies and chemical companies, then collecting proceeds through international money laundering networks. Federal arrest warrants were issued on September 2, 2025, by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, but the suspects remain at large and their current whereabouts are unknown.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
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contact
Lead #4Who were the primary U.S.-based drug traffickers receiving these shipments, and how extensive was the distribution network?
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clue
Lead #5What financial institutions overseas received the laundered proceeds, and can international banking records trace the money flow?
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Source Narrative
Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances and Conspiring to Launder Money Internationally Caution: These individuals are wanted for their alleged involvement with a scheme to facilitate the flow of illegal drugs and cutting agents to the United States. It is alleged that businesses, purporting to operate as online pharmacies or chemical companies that sell legitimate pharmaceuticals and chemical compounds around the world, knowingly and illegally marketed and exported to the United States controlled substances and other compounds intended for domestic drug traffickers to use as mixing agents (also known as “cut”) to increase the yield and potency of fentanyl distributed in the United States.
These twelve individuals, located in China and affiliated with the Guangzhou Tengyue Chemical Company, LTD., allegedly assisted various companies and other entities with distributing "cut" to the United States and collecting the proceeds of these sales from individuals in the United States for ultimate deposit in financial institutions located overseas. This allegedly occurred between approximately January of 2022, and approximately August of 2025, in southern Ohio and elsewhere.
Federal arrest warrants were issued for these individuals on September 2, 2025, in the United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Western Division at Dayton, Ohio, after they were charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances and Conspiring to Launder Money Internationally.
Timeline of Events
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2022-01-01
Conspiracy begins
Alleged illegal export scheme of controlled substances and cutting agents begins
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2025-08-31
Conspiracy period ends
Alleged illegal distribution scheme concludes approximately August 2025
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2025-09-02
Federal warrants issued
Twelve individuals charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and money laundering; warrants issued by U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2022
Last Updated:April 29, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2022
Last Updated:April 29, 2026