PLANO, Texas – Two Chinese nationals have been indicted on federal drug trafficking and money laundering charges as part of a Homeland Security Task Force investigation in the Eastern District of Texas, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Lisa Xing, 36, and Zhanwen Song, 38, both identified as Chinese citizens, were charged in a six-count superseding indictment returned by a federal grand jury. The indictment alleges that the defendants conspired to distribute and possess controlled substances with intent to distribute, possess contraband in prison, manufacture and distribute controlled substances knowing they would be unlawfully imported into the United States, and commit money laundering.
The release states that the indictment alleges a China-based supplier and a domestic distributor worked together to bring synthetic drugs into the United States for distribution. It is alleged that beginning in March 2023, the defendants conspired to possess synthetic opioids, cannabinoids, stimulants, and other controlled analogues in correctional institutions.
The indictment further alleges that Adell Willis, 43, of Lewisville, purchased synthetic drugs from Xing and Song in China. The drugs were allegedly shipped to Willis’s residence in the Eastern District of Texas and to the residence of Judy Ly, 30, of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Willis and Ly were indicted in May in the same conspiracy.
