A Chinese chemical and pharmaceutical company executive was sentenced Wednesday (13) to 28 months in prison on charges including importing fentanyl analogs into New Jersey, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
According to court documents, the sentenced Chinese national, Hao Qin (also known as John Qin), 34, is from Shanghai, China. He was convicted of importing more than 500 kilograms of controlled substances into the United States, including furanyl fentanyl and 4-FIBF, two fentanyl analogs that are potent, along with his associates.
In addition, Hao Qin was charged with laundering his proceeds from international drug operations, including receiving $500,000 in remittances.
In addition to serving time in prison, a New Jersey judge sentenced him to three years of supervised release, which means he will be under official supervision for three years after his release from prison.
Qin Hao was arrested upon his arrival at Los Angeles International Airport last May 21. The Justice Department did not release the name of the Chinese company where he worked.
Fentanyl is a powerful new synthetic drug, and the Chinese Communist Party has been cited as the largest source of fentanyl in the United States. The U.S. political establishment has described the importation of fentanyl into the U.S. as a modern-day version of the “Opium Wars” and as part of the Communist Party’s “over-the-top war” against the United States.
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