Wuhan-Based Company to Shut Down After Indictment on Fentanyl Manufacturing

The Chinese government is shutting down a company based in Wuhan allegedly connected to fentanyl manufacturing after the United States indicted the company and four senior employees.The Department of Homeland Security said Thursday that Hubei Aoks Bio-Tech Co. Ltd was selling precursor chemicals that are used to make the lethal drug, which has swept across the U.S. killing over 110,000 people through overdoses in 2022 alone.

In the indictment on November 7: Xuening Gao, 38, Hubei Aoks' sole director, was charged with two conspiracy counts Guangzhao Gao, 36, the operator of Hubei Aoks' cryptocurrency wallets used for fentanyl precursor sales, was charged with a total of six felonies, including four distribution-related counts Yajing Li, 30, a Hubei Aoks sales manager, was also charged with six felonies, including conspiracy and distribution of a listed chemical 'Jessie Lee,' a Hubei Aoks sales...

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