A Farm Journal report says the materials were related to roundworms and intended for studying at a University of Michigan laboratory.
This is the third Chinese national charged by the U.S. federal government in a week.
A criminal complaint from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Eastern Michigan says the Woman, Chengxuan Han is charged with smuggling goods into the U.S. and making false statements.
“The alleged smuggling of biological materials by this Chinese national from a science and technology university in Wuhan, China, intended for use at a University of Michigan laboratory, is part of an alarming pattern that threatens our security,” said U.S. Attorney Jerome Gorgon, Jr. “The American taxpayer should not be underwriting a PRC-based smuggling operation at one of our crucial public institutions.”
During an interview with the FBI, Han admitted the packages contained biological materials.
