The contraband was not a balloon. It was stationery.
U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs, Eastern District of Texas: a Homeland Security Task Force case charging two Chinese nationals — Lisa Xing, 36, and Zhanwen Song, 38 — alongside Adell Willis, 43, of Lewisville, Texas, and Judy Ly, 30, of Grand Rapids, Michigan. A six-count superseding indictment: conspiracy to distribute controlled substances; conspiracy to possess contraband in prison; conspiracy to manufacture and distribute knowing it would be imported; conspiracy to commit money laundering. Willis also faces possession with intent to distribute. If convicted, the floor is 10 years, the ceiling is life. That is the statute. That is not a verdict.
Allegations: from March 2023, Willis bought synthetics — opioids, cannabinoids, stimulants — from Xing and Song, shipped to Texas and Michigan. Liquid on paper. Paper into federal and state prisons. Prosecutors say at least 65 parcels to federal destinations between January 2024 and October 2025. WhatsApp. Bitcoin. China’s Ministry of Public Security arrested Xing, Song, and 19 alleged co-conspirators, seized 475 kilograms of synthetic cannabinoids, and shut four manufacturing sites, the U.S. Attorney’s office said. DOJ did not say when the China arrests happened or whether extradition is coming. Willis is on a Nov. 9 trial calendar.
Charges are accusations. The people named are presumed innocent unless a jury says otherwise.
What this means for you
If you have someone inside, this is why mail gets screened. If you only read last night’s California sentence, this is a different verb: indicted. If you needed a non-weather breaker, the paper is the product.
Bottom line: 21 arrests in China. Four names in Texas. 65 parcels alleged. Not a conviction.
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