A Chinese national accused of smuggling controlled substances through Georgia’s Port of Savannah was recently arrested in China, according to U.S. prosecutors.
Gong Wei, also known as David Gong, 45, has been in custody in China since February after U.S. officials said information shared through official channels with Chinese authorities led to his arrest, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Georgia announced on May 20.
“Wei Gong, through his ownership of a Chinese chemical company, imported more than 10 kilograms of dangerous drugs into the Southern District of Georgia and sought to bring in more than 1,000 kilograms through the Port of Savannah,” Margaret E. “Meg” Heap, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, said in a statement….